Seasonality and outbreak of a predominant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 clone from The Gambia: Expansion of ST217 hypervirulent clonal complex in West Africa

Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 causes > 20% of invasive disease, among all age groups combined, in The Gambia. In contrast, it is rarely detected in carriage studies. This study compares the molecular epidemiology of S. pneumoniae serotype 1 causing invasive disease in The Gambia between 199...

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Published in:	BMC microbiology Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 198
Main Authors:	Antonio, Martin, Hakeem, Ishrat, Awine, Timothy, Secka, Ousman, Sankareh, Kawsu, Nsekpong, David, Lahai, George, Akisanya, Abiodun, Egere, Uzochukwu, Enwere, Godwin, Zaman, Syed MA, Hill, Philip C, Corrah, Tumani, Cutts, Felicity, Greenwood, Brian M, Adegbola, Richard A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 17.11.2008 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Alleles Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Distribution Epidemiology Gambia - epidemiology Genes, Bacterial Genetic aspects Health aspects Humans Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Nasopharynx - microbiology Neisseria meningitidis Pneumococcal infections Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology Prevalence Seasons Serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics Streptococcus pneumoniae - pathogenicity Young Adult Gambia
ISSN:	1471-2180, 1471-2180
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