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Population Biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae in West Africa: Multilocus Sequence Typing of Serotypes That Exhibit Different Predisposition to Invasive Disease and Carriage

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Population Biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae in West Africa: Multilocus Sequence Typing of Serotypes That Exhibit Different Predisposition to Invasive Disease and Carriage
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PLOS ONE, January 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0053925
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Eric S. Donkor, Richard A. Adegbola, Brendan W. Wren, Martin Antonio

Abstract

Little is known about the population biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae in developing countries, although the majority of pneumococcal infections occur in this setting. The aim of the study was to apply MLST to investigate the population biology of S. pneumoniae in West Africa.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Kenya 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 83 97%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 19%
Researcher 12 14%
Student > Master 11 13%
Student > Postgraduate 7 8%
Other 5 6%
Other 16 19%
Unknown 19 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 21%
Immunology and Microbiology 13 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 2%
Other 6 7%
Unknown 24 28%