title: Isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 6C and 6D from the nasopharyngeal mucosa of healthy Japanese children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. b-chang@nih.go.jp
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Taketo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwaya
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D000069443:Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000069443:Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines