Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B by Real-Time PCR from Dried Blood Spot Samples among Children with Pneumonia: A Useful Approach for Developing Countries

Laura Selva; Rachid Benmessaoud; Miguel Lanaspa; Imane Jroundi; Cinta Moraleda; Sozinho Acacio; Melania Iñigo; Alien Bastiani; Manuel Monsonis; Roman Pallares; Quique Bassat; Carmen Muñoz-Almagro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076970

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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B by Real-Time PCR from Dried Blood Spot Samples among Children with Pneumonia: A Useful Approach for Developing Countries

Laura Selva,

Affiliation University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain
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Rachid Benmessaoud,

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Rabat, Morocco
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Miguel Lanaspa,

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique
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Imane Jroundi,

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, Institut Nationald’Administration Sanitaire (INAS), Ministère de la santé, Rabat, Morocco
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Cinta Moraleda,

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Rabat, Morocco
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Sozinho Acacio,

Affiliation Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique
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Melania Iñigo,

Affiliation University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain
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Alien Bastiani,

Affiliation University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain
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Manuel Monsonis,

Affiliation University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain
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Roman Pallares,

Affiliation Bellvitge Hospital, Idibell, Ciberes and University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Quique Bassat,

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique
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Carmen Muñoz-Almagro

* E-mail: cma@hsjdbcn.org

Affiliation University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain
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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B by Real-Time PCR from Dried Blood Spot Samples among Children with Pneumonia: A Useful Approach for Developing Countries

Laura Selva,
Rachid Benmessaoud,
Miguel Lanaspa,
Imane Jroundi,
Cinta Moraleda,
Sozinho Acacio,
Melania Iñigo,
Alien Bastiani,
Manuel Monsonis,
Roman Pallares

Published: October 8, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076970

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Funding information correction

Posted by cmunozalmagro on 13 Jan 2016 at 15:37 GMT

This work is funded by the "Plan Nacional de I+D+I and Instituto de Salud Carlos III- Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria", project PI10/02058, and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

No competing interests declared.

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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B by Real-Time PCR from Dried Blood Spot Samples among Children with Pneumonia: A Useful Approach for Developing Countries

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Posted by cmunozalmagro on 13 Jan 2016 at 15:37 GMT