2301. Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotyping: Assessing the Performance of a PCR- and Sequencing-Based Testing Algorithm
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1954
Abstract: Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its capsular polysaccharides have been used successfully as vaccine antigens, and to characterize S. pneumoniae into 92 different serotypes. Phenotypic (Quellung… read more here.
Keywords: quellung reaction; pcr sequencing; pneumoniae; streptococcus pneumoniae ... See more keywords