Capsule Switching and Antimicrobial Resistance Acquired during Repeated Streptococcus pneumoniae Pneumonia Episodes. [electronic resource]
- Journal of clinical microbiology Oct 2015
- 3318-24 p. digital
Publication Type: Clinical Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1098-660X
10.1128/JCM.01222-15 doi
Antibodies, Bacterial--blood Antigenic Variation Bacterial Capsules--immunology Bacterial Proteins--genetics Child Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Genome, Bacterial Humans Opsonin Proteins--blood Pneumococcal Vaccines--administration & dosage Pneumonia, Pneumococcal--immunology Point Mutation Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Recurrence Sequence Analysis, DNA Serotyping Sputum--microbiology Streptococcus pneumoniae--drug effects