Molecular Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae on Dried Blood Spots from Febrile Nigerian Children Compared to Culture.

Nigeria has one of the highest burdens of pneumococcal disease in the world, but accurate surveillance is lacking. Molecular detection of infectious pathogens in dried blood spots (DBS) is an ideal method for surveillance of infections in resource-limited settings because of its low cost, minimal bl...

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Main Authors: Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado, Mark R Schleiss, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga, Chuma Onuchukwu, Dominic Umoru, Stephen K Obaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4805257?pdf=render