Dried blood spots for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae detection and serotyping among children < 5 years old in rural Mozambique

Dried blood spots for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae detection and serotyping among children < 5 years old in rural Mozambique

Abstract Background Dried blood spots (DBS) have been proposed as potentially tool for detecting invasive bacterial diseases. Methods We evaluated the use of DBS for S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae detection among children in Mozambique. Blood for DBS and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were collected fro...

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Main Authors: Fabiana C. Pimenta, Benild Moiane, Fernanda C. Lessa, Anne-Kathryn L. Venero, Iaci Moura, Shanda Larson, Sergio Massora, Alberto Chaúque, Nelson Tembe, Helio Mucavele, Jennifer R. Verani, Cynthia G. Whitney, Betuel Sigaúque, Maria G. S. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Dried blood spot
Pneumonia
Nasopharynx
Colonization
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02209-3

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