Serotype distribution, clonality and antimicrobial resistance of invasive pneumococcal isolates in a central Italian region: implications for vaccine strategies.

Eur J Pediatr

Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare--Clinica e Laboratorio di Malattie Infettive, Università di Siena, Ospedale Le Scotte, Piano 0 lotto IV. Viale Bracci, 16, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Published: August 2007

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