Community‐Acquired Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Children: Diagnosis and Serotyping by Real‐Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Using Blood Samples

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Authors

Massimo Resti · University of Florence

Maria Moriondo · University of Florence

Martina Cortimiglia · University of Florence

Giuseppe Indolfi · University of Florence

Clementina Canessa · University of Florence

Laura Becciolini · University of Florence

Elisa Bartolini ·

Abstract

RT-PCR allows diagnosis and serotyping of pneumococcal bacteremic community-acquired pneumonia in children and is an important tool for evaluating serotype distribution in culture-negative samples.

Topics & Keywords

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory viral infections research Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 51, Issue 9, pp. 1042-1049

DOI: 10.1086/656579

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