Pneumococcal serotypes causing pediatric meningitis in Turkey: application of a new technology in the investigation of cases negative by conventional culture
Ceyhan M, Yildirim I, Sheppard C, George R. Pneumococcal serotypes causing pediatric meningitis in Turkey: application of a new technology in the investigation of cases negative by conventional culture. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2010, 29: 289-293. PMID: 20087750, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0853-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePolymerase chain reactionPneumococcal diseasePneumococcal serotypesCSF samplesAntigen detectionSurveillance of serotypesPneumococcal conjugate vaccinePrior antibiotic useSerotypes/groupsCerebrospinal fluid samplesYears of agePediatric meningitisBacterial meningitisVaccine impactConjugate vaccineActive surveillanceAntibiotic useCommon serotypesQuellung reactionStreptococcus pneumoniaeAge groupsInvestigation of casesSerotype 5Ply gene