Single-Plex Quantitative Assays for the Detection and Quantification of Most Pneumococcal Serotypes

Streptococcus pneumoniae globally kills more children than any other infectious disease every year. A prerequisite for pneumococcal disease and transmission is colonization of the nasopharynx. While the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines has reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease,...

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Main Authors: Sakai, Fuminori, Chochua, Sopio, Satzke, Catherine, Dunne, Eileen M., Mulholland, Kim, Klugman, Keith P., Vidal, Jorge E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370668/