Genetic relationship between Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from nasopharyngeal and cerebrospinal fluid of two infants with Pneumococcal Meningitis.
The molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from carriage and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concurrently recovered from the same individual has not yet been reported. By using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, we demonstrated the genetic linkage among strains from CSF and nasopharynges of two children with pneumococcal meningitis.
de Andrade
Ana Lucia Sampaio Sgambatti
AL
Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Brazil. ana@iptsp.ufg.br
Pimenta
Fabiana Cristina
FC
Brandileone
Maria Cristina C
MC
Laval
Cristina Aparecida
CA
Guerra
Maria Luiza
ML
de Andrade
João Guimarães
JG
Di Fabio
Jose Luis
JL
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification