| Literature DB >> 17761480 |
Luis Morais1, Maria da Glória Carvalho2, Anna Roca3,1, Brendan Flannery2, Inacio Mandomando4,1, Montserrat Soriano-Gabarró2, Betuel Sigauque4,1, Pedro Alonso3,1, Bernard Beall2.
Abstract
A serial multiplex PCR approach was reformulated for pneumococcal serotyping to test 153 clinical isolates from children in Mozambique. This approach identified serotypes in 139 (90.8%) of 153 isolates; 126 (82.4%) were identified within two reactions. This approach in developing countries would require minimal training and could provide useful serotype information without requiring transport of specimens.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17761480 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47346-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN: 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472