Catching the pneumococcus:studies focusing on carriage, epidemiology and microbiological methods
Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop sensitive and specific laboratory diagnostic methods for the demonstration of pneumococcal surface antigens or pneumococcus-specific antibodies in clinical samples. The work took account of epidemiological aspects of both pneumococcal disease and na...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2003
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Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514270630 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514270630 |