Human pleural fluid is a potent growth medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Natalia D. Popowicz,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Pharmacy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Division of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Institute for Respiratory Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Sally M. Lansley,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Respiratory Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Hui M. Cheah,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Respiratory Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Ian D. Kay,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Christine F. Carson,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Grant W. Waterer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Respiratory Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• James C. Paton,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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• Jeremy S. Brown,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, England

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• Y. C. Gary Lee

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Gary.lee@uwa.edu.au

  Affiliations Division of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Institute for Respiratory Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Respiratory Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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