Outbreak of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F Among a Marginalized Inner-City Population in Winnipeg, Canada, 2009-2011 | Zendy

Erin Schillberg | Zendy; Michael Isaac | Zendy; Xianding Deng | Zendy; Gisele Peirano | Zendy; John Wylie | Zendy; Paul Van Caeseele | Zendy; Dylan R. Pillai | Zendy; Hasantha Sinnock | Zendy; Salaheddin M. Mahmud | Zendy

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Outbreak of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F Among a Marginalized Inner-City Population in Winnipeg, Canada, 2009-2011

Author(s) -

Erin Schillberg,

Michael Isaac,

Xianding Deng,

Gisele Peirano,

John Wylie,

Paul Van Caeseele,

Dylan R. Pillai,

Hasantha Sinnock,

Salaheddin M. Mahmud

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu366

Subject(s) - serotype , multiple loci vntr analysis , medicine , outbreak , streptococcus pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , population , variable number tandem repeat , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , environmental health , antibiotics , biology , genotype , biochemistry , gene

In 2010, Winnipeg, Canada, experienced a doubling of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) rates, with a significant increase in the number of cases due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 12F, which previously had accounted for very few cases each year.

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