Dried blood spots for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae detection and serotyping among children < 5 years old in rural Mozambique

• Main Authors: Fabiana C. Pimenta (Author), Benild Moiane (Author), Fernanda C. Lessa (Author), Anne-Kathryn L. Venero (Author), Iaci Moura (Author), Shanda Larson (Author), Sergio Massora (Author), Alberto Chaúque (Author), Nelson Tembe (Author), Helio Mucavele (Author), Jennifer R. Verani (Author), Cynthia G. Whitney (Author), Betuel Sigaúque (Author), Maria G. S. Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dried blood spots (DBS) have been proposed as potentially tool for detecting invasive bacterial diseases. Methods We evaluated the use of DBS for S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae detection among children in Mozambique. Blood for DBS and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were collected fro...