Population Structure of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Netherlands in the Pre-Vaccination Era Assessed by MLVA and Capsular Sequence Typing

Karin E. M. Elberse; Ingrid van de Pol; Sandra Witteveen; Han G. J. van der Heide; Corrie S. Schot; Anita van Dijk; Arie van der Ende; Leo M. Schouls

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020390

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Population Structure of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Netherlands in the Pre-Vaccination Era Assessed by MLVA and Capsular Sequence Typing

Karin E. M. Elberse ,

* E-mail: Karin.Elberse@RIVM.nl

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Ingrid van de Pol,

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Sandra Witteveen,

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Han G. J. van der Heide,

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Corrie S. Schot,

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Anita van Dijk,

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Arie van der Ende,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and the Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Leo M. Schouls

Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Population Structure of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Netherlands in the Pre-Vaccination Era Assessed by MLVA and Capsular Sequence Typing

Karin E. M. Elberse,
Ingrid van de Pol,
Sandra Witteveen,
Han G. J. van der Heide,
Corrie S. Schot,
Anita van Dijk,
Arie van der Ende,
Leo M. Schouls

Published: May 26, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020390

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