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Laboratory characterization

Pathogens Tests
Influenza
  • Identification by PCR or viral culture
  • Subtyping of all influenza A isolates
group A streptococcus
  • emm and T typing of all isolates
  • SOF sequence typing of a subset of isolates
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of a subset of isolates
group B streptococcus
  • Serotyping of isolates from selected surveillance areas
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates from selected surveillance areas
Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of all isolates
  • Serotyping of all isolates
  • Progressing toward clonal typing of isolates using MLST
  • Characterization of resistance mechanisms of selected strains based on phenotypic resistance patterns

 

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