Catching the pneumococcus:studies focusing on carriage, epidemiology and microbiological methods

Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop sensitive and specific laboratory diagnostic methods for the demonstration of pneumococcal surface antigens or pneumococcus-specific antibodies in clinical samples. The work took account of epidemiological aspects of both pneumococcal disease and na...

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Main Author: Lankinen, K. S. (Kari S.)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2003
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514270630
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