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

Authors :
Betuel Sigaúque
Jennifer R. Verani
Sergio Massora
Benild Moiane
Anne-Kathryn L. Venero
Nelson Tembe
Shanda Larson
Maria G. S. Carvalho
Iaci Moura
Fernanda C. Lessa
Helio Mucavele
Fabiana Cristina Pimenta
Cynthia G. Whitney
Alberto Chaúque
Source :
BMC Pediatrics, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020), BMC Pediatrics
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMC, 2020.

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 from children with pneumonia and healthy aged

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712431
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMC Pediatrics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....349a2b5be3015f4d8c7399e9e814e907
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02209-3