PCR deduction of invasive and colonizing pneumococcal serotypes from Venezuela: a critical appraisal

Introduction: Serotype surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae is indispensable for evaluating the potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Serotyping by the standard Quellung reaction is technically demanding, time consuming, and expensive. A simple and economical strategy is multiplex...

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Published in:	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Main Authors:	Teresita Bello Gonzalez, Ismar Alejandra Rivera-Olivero, María Carolina Sisco, Enza Spadola, Peter W Hermans, Jacobus H. de Waard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-04-01
Subjects:	sequential multiplex PCR Quellung serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae Venezuela serogroup 19
Online Access:	https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3274