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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1(57), 2019
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01354-18
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3 in Mexico (1994 to 2017): Decrease of the Unusual Clonal Complex 4909 Lineage following PCV13 Introduction
Journal article published in 2018 by
Gabriela Echániz-Aviles 
,
María del Rosario Vázquez-Larios,
Soraia I. Guerreiro,
Catarina Silva-Costa,
Catarina I. Mendes ,
João André Carriço ,
María Noemí Carnalla-Barajas,
Araceli Soto-Noguerón,
Maria Elena Velazquez-Meza,
José Melo-Cristino,
Antonio Luévanos-Velazquez,
Lucía Martínez-Medina,
M. Del Rosario Vázquez-Larios,
Mário Ramirez
,
María del Rosario Vázquez-Larios,
Soraia I. Guerreiro,
Catarina Silva-Costa,
Catarina I. Mendes ,
João André Carriço ,
María Noemí Carnalla-Barajas,
Araceli Soto-Noguerón,
Maria Elena Velazquez-Meza,
José Melo-Cristino,
Antonio Luévanos-Velazquez,
Lucía Martínez-Medina,
M. Del Rosario Vázquez-Larios,
Mário Ramirez
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Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae expressing serotype 3 has a high virulence and a high case fatality ratio. Most studies of serotype 3 pneumococci have focused on a single lineage, the widespread sequence type 180 (ST180).