Response to Moore and others (2010) and Mehta (2010)

Comment

Adam L Cohen et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Feb.

. 2011 Feb;84(2):357-8; author reply 359.

doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0584a.

No abstract available

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Enhanced determination of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes associated with invasive disease in Laos by using a real-time polymerase chain reaction serotyping assay with cerebrospinal fluid.
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