Rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes by cpsB gene-based sequetyping combined with multiplex PCR

Rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes by cpsB gene-based sequetyping combined with multiplex PCR

Background/purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important human pathogen that causes invasive infections in adults and children. Accurate serotyping is important to study its epidemiological distribution and to assess vaccine efficacy. Methods: Invasive S. pneumoniae isolates (n = 300) from 27 te...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meng-Lan Zhou, Zi-Ran Wang, Yan-Bing Li, Timothy Kudinha, Jian Wang, Yao Wang, Meng Xiao, Ying-Chun Xu, Zheng-Yin Liu, Po-Ren Hsueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Serotype
Quellung reaction
cpsB sequetyping
Multiplex PCR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221002644

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221002644

Similar Items