The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults

The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults

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ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) carriage is commonly used to measure effects of pneumococcal vaccines. Based on findings from culture-based studies, the World Health Organization recommends both nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) sampling for detecting adult carriage. Gi...

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Main Authors: Laura K. Boelsen, Eileen M. Dunne, Katherine A. Gould, F. Tupou Ratu, Jorge E. Vidal, Fiona M. Russell, E. Kim Mulholland, Jason Hinds, Catherine Satzke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
PCR
Streptococcus pneumoniae
carriage
genotypic
identification
nasopharyngeal
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00478-20

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