2020
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa417.042
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43. The Capsule and Beyond: Genetic Determinants of Pediatric streptococcus Pneumoniae empyema

Abstract: Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of pneumonia in children, including empyema, a severe complication with increasing incidence in the post-pneumococcal vaccine era. Only a subset of > 90 serotypes cause empyema. Virulence determinants of empyema remain largely unknown. Methods We performed Illumina sequencing of invasive Pneumococcal isolates from pediatric patients at Primary Children’s Hosp… Show more

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