title: Direct identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular types in pleural fluids by using multiplex PCR combined with automated fluorescence-based capillary electrophoresis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selva
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children's Hospital of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Jose
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garcia-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Paz
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children's Hospital of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain cma@hsjdbcn.org.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Almagro
mesh_terms: D057205:Automation, Laboratory; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
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