Abstract
The molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from carriage and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concurrently recovered from the same individual has not yet been reported. By using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, we demonstrated the genetic linkage among strains from CSF and nasopharynges of two children with pneumococcal meningitis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / blood
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / diagnosis*
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Nasopharynx / microbiology
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification