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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 27(2): 178-80, 2008 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18174871
RESUMEN
Detection of multiple serotype carriage is important in understanding pneumococcal epidemiology. We compared random selection of 4 pneumococcal colonies per swab with selection by colony morphology. Multiple serotypes were detected in 20% of 98 swabs; 14% by morphology and 17% by random selection. Selection by morphology was more efficient per colony, but underestimated the true rate of multiple carriage.