Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Different Types of Nasopharyngeal Swabs in Children

• Felix S. Dube ,

  * E-mail: fdube82@gmail.com

  Affiliation Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Mamadou Kaba,

  Affiliations Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Elizabeth Whittaker,

  Affiliations Academic Department of Paediatrics, Wright–Fleming Institute, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, United Kingdom, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Heather J. Zar,

  Affiliations Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Mark P. Nicol

  Affiliations Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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