Abstract
Serotype 6D of Streptococcus pneumoniae has been reported in Asia and the Fijian islands among nasopharyngeal carriage isolates. We now report a 6D isolate from a Finnish adult with invasive pneumococcal disease. Interestingly, the Finnish isolate and Asian isolate capsule gene loci are almost identical.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Female
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Finland
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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Serotyping
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*