2010 (v1)
Publication
Background. The aim of this study was to use real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on blood samples to diagnose and serotype pneumococcal infection in a large cohort of Italian children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia. Methods. We conducted an observational study from April 2007 through June 2009 of children aged 0-16 years...
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