par Jourdain, Sarah ;Drèze, Pierre-Alexandre ;Vandeven, Jozef;Verhaegen, Jan;Van Melderen, Laurence ;Smeesters, Pierre
Référence BMC infectious diseases, 11, page (100)
Publication Publié, 2011
Référence BMC infectious diseases, 11, page (100)
Publication Publié, 2011
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage represents an important biological marker for monitoring pneumococcal serotype distribution and evaluating vaccine effects. Serotype determination by conventional method (Quellung reaction) is technically and financially challenging. On the contrary, PCR-based serotyping represents a simple, economic and promising alternative method. |