Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Tehran by Multiplex PCR: Are serotypes of clinical and carrier isolates identical

Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Tehran by Multiplex PCR: Are serotypes of clinical and carrier isolates identical

Background and Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of invasive infections among both young children and elderly people. Common serotypes causing invasive diseases and the emergence of carriers of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Iran is not yet known. Past-vaccine surveillance s...

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Main Authors: Seyed-Fazlollah Mousavi, Saman Nobari, Fatemeh Rahmati Ghezelgeh, Hamid Lyriai, Pantea Jalali, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Mahvash Oskoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Multiplex PCR
Serotyping
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/591

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