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Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 11/2021

01-11-2021 | Pneumococcus | Brief Report

Carriage of multiple Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular types is frequent among children with invasive pneumococcal disease

Authors: Sofia Félix, Desirée Henares, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Raquel Sá-Leão

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 11/2021

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Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a human pathogen that colonizes the nasopharynx. We investigated serotype distribution in paired invasive and nasopharyngeal samples obtained from 57 children during invasive pneumococcal disease. Of 39 nasopharyngeal samples positive for pneumococci, 46.2% contained a serotype different from the one causing disease. This study reports a high frequency of pneumococcal multiple serotype carriage in children with invasive pneumococcal disease. Whether multiple serotype carriage is important for the onset and progress to pneumococcal infection warrants further investigation.
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Metadata
Title
Carriage of multiple Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular types is frequent among children with invasive pneumococcal disease
Authors
Sofia Félix
Desirée Henares
Carmen Muñoz-Almagro
Raquel Sá-Leão
Publication date
01-11-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Pneumococcus
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 11/2021
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-021-04231-4

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