Impact of preceding flu-like illness on the serotype distribution of pneumococcal pneumonia.

<h4>Background</h4>Even though the pathogenicity and invasiveness of pneumococcus largely depend on capsular types, the impact of serotypes on post-viral pneumococcal pneumonia is unknown.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study was performed to evaluate the impact of capsular...

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Main Authors: Joon Young Song, Moon H Nahm, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093477
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