Potential nonpneumococcal confounding of PCR-based determination of serotype in carriage

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Sep;50(9):3146-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01505-12. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods
  • Carrier State / diagnosis
  • Carrier State / microbiology*
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*