Lower Density and Shorter Duration of Nasopharyngeal Carriage by Pneumococcal Serotype 1 (ST217) May Explain Its Increased Invasiveness over Other Serotypes

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae is a frequent colonizer of the human nasopharynx and a major cause of life-threating invasive infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. Over 1 million people die every year due to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), mainly in developing countries. Seroty...

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Auteurs principaux: Laura Bricio-Moreno, Chrispin Chaguza, Reham Yahya, Rebecca K. Shears, Jennifer E. Cornick, Karsten Hokamp, Marie Yang, Daniel R. Neill, Neil French, Jay C. D. Hinton, Dean B. Everett, Aras Kadioglu
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/d130bf11bdac4f6db9ab76bb89201d2d
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