Streptococcus pneumoniae

Epidemiology
Temporal Trends of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Spain from 1979 to 2007
A. Fenoll, J. J. Granizo, L. Aguilar, M. J. Giménez, L. Aragoneses-Fenoll, G. Hanquet, J. Casal, D. Tarragó
Bacteriology
Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in Adults with Bacteremia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Clinical Comparison of Pneumococcal PCR and Urinary Antigen Detection
Michael D. Smith, Carmen L. Sheppard, Angela Hogan, Timothy G. Harrison, David A. B. Dance, Petra Derrington, Robert C. George
and on behalf of the South West Pneumococcus Study Group
Epidemiology
Temporal Trends and Molecular Epidemiology of Recently Described Serotype 6C of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Sónia Nunes, Carina Valente, Raquel Sá-Leão, Hermínia de Lencastre
Bacteriology
Occurrence, Distribution, and Origins of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C, a Recently Recognized Serotype
Michael R. Jacobs, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Robert A. Bonomo, Caryn E. Good, Anne R. Windau, Andrea M. Hujer, Christian Massire, Rachael Melton, Lawrence B. Blyn, David J. Ecker, Rangarajan Sampath
Bacteriology
Serotype Distribution and Penicillin Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Middle Ear Fluids of Pediatric Patients with Acute Otitis Media in Japan
Muneki Hotomi, Dewan S. Billal, Yosuke Kamide, Keiko Kanesada, Yoshifumi Uno, Fumiyo Kudo, Masato Ito, Seiji Kakehata, Rinya Sugita, Masashi Ogami, Noboru Yamanaka
and for the Advanced Treatment for Otitis Media Study Group (ATOMS)
Bacteriology
Cross-Sectional Study of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in the Conjugate Vaccine Era
Chinwendu Onwubiko, Edwin Swiatlo, Larry S. McDaniel
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Use of Silica Desiccant Packets for Specimen Storage and Transport To Evaluate Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage among Nepalese Children
Hari Har Joshi, Robert E. Gertz, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Bernard W. Beall
Bacteriology
Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Clinical Samples and Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility
Kathryn A. Harris, Paul Turner, Elaine A. Green, John C. Hartley
Epidemiology
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Colonizing Children Attending Day-Care Centers in Norway
Didrik F. Vestrheim, E. Arne Høiby, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Dominique A. Caugant
Bacteriology
Effect of Swab Composition and Use of Swabs versus Swab-Containing Skim Milk-Tryptone-Glucose-Glycerol (STGG) on Culture- or PCR-Based Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Simulated and Clinical Respiratory Specimens in STGG Transport Medium
Lorry G. Rubin, Atqia Rizvi, Aryeh Baer

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