Field evaluation of culture plus latex sweep serotyping for detection of multiple pneumococcal serotype colonisation in infants and young children

Background Nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) culture by World Health Organisation (WHO) methodology underestimates multiple pneumococcal serotype colonisation compared to a simple culture and latex sweep method. The impacts of this on descriptions of pneumococcal serotype distributions and colonisation dyna...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Turner, P, Turner, C, Jankhot, A, Phakaudom, K, Nosten, F, Goldblatt, D
Formáid: Journal article
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Public Library of Science 2013