Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from pediatric community-acquired pneumonia in pre-conjugate vaccine era in Western China

• Main Authors: Zhuoxin Liang (Author), Jinjian Fu (Author), Ling Li (Author), Rongsong Yi (Author), Shaolin Xu (Author), Jichang Chen (Author), Xiaohua Ye (Author), Eric McGrath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is one of the most common pathogens which can cause morbidity and mortality in pediatric infections worldwide. This study aimed to describe the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)-causing S. pneum...