Emergence of pneumococcal 19A empyema in UK children

Matthew F Thomas; Carmen L Sheppard; Malcolm Guiver; Mary P E Slack; Robert C George; Russell Gorton; James Y Paton; Clare Simmister; David Cliff; Mohamed A Elemraid; Julia E Clark; Stephen P Rushton; David Anthony Spencer

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-301790

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Emergence of pneumococcal 19A empyema in UK children

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Matthew F Thomas School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UKDepartment of Respiratory Paediatrics, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carmen L Sheppard Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Centre for Infections, Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Malcolm Guiver Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Health Protection Agency North West, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary P E Slack Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Centre for Infections, Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert C George Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Centre for Infections, Colindale, Health Protection Agency, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Russell Gorton Regional Epidemiology Unit, Health Protection Agency North East, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Y Paton School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clare Simmister Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Cliff Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohamed A Elemraid Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, UKDepartment of Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julia E Clark Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen P Rushton School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Anthony Spencer Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr David Anthony Spencer, Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 4LP, Tyne & Wear, UK; David.Spencer2{at}nuth.nhs.uk

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Thomas MF, Sheppard CL, Guiver M, et al

Emergence of pneumococcal 19A empyema in UK children

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2012;97:1070-1072.

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Received January 30, 2012
Accepted September 4, 2012
First published October 16, 2012.

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