The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) carriage is commonly used to measure effects of pneumococcal vaccines. Based on findings from culture-based studies, the World Health Organization recommends both nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) sampling for detecting adult carriage. Gi...

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Autores principales: Laura K. Boelsen, Eileen M. Dunne, Katherine A. Gould, F. Tupou Ratu, Jorge E. Vidal, Fiona M. Russell, E. Kim Mulholland, Jason Hinds, Catherine Satzke
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/741b3450085e435092368323d4a32e65
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