The burden of invasive pneumococcal disease, while dramatically reduced in the PCV7 era, is still a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA. In addition, serotype replacement with ...

researcher Oswald Avery and his colleagues at the Rockefeller University in New York were performing detailed analyses of the pneumococcal cell capsule and the role of this capsule in infections.

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains an important pathogen despite licensure of a seven-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine. As a result, serotyping strains remains of paramount importance ...