title: Genetic relationship between Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from nasopharyngeal and cerebrospinal fluid of two infants with Pneumococcal Meningitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Brazil. ana@iptsp.ufg.br
authors.forename: Ana Lucia Sampaio Sgambatti
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Fabiana Cristina
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Maria Cristina C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Brandileone
authors.forename: Cristina Aparecida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Laval
authors.forename: Maria Luiza
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: João Guimarães
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Di Fabio
mesh_terms: 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