Genetic diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing meningitis and sepsis in Singapore during the first year of PCV7 implementation

Elita JauneikaiteFaculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore

Johanna Mary Carnon JefferiesFaculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK

Nicholas William Vere ChurtonFaculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Raymond Tzer Pin LinNational Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Singapore 169854, Singapore

Martin Lloyd HibberdInfectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore;London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK

Stuart Charles ClarkeFaculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;Public Health England, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 1-7 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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