%0 Journal Article %A Dias, Cícero A. %A Teixeira, Lúcia Martins %A Carvalho, Maria da Glória %A Beall, Bernard %T Sequential multiplex PCR for determining capsular serotypes of pneumococci recovered from Brazilian children %D 2007 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 56 %N 9 %P 1185-1188 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47347-0 %K CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention %I Microbiology Society, %X Capsular serotype surveillance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for evaluation of the potential impact of introducing multivalent capsular serotype-based vaccines in Latin America. Here, a previously described sequential multiplex PCR method was revised for optimal targeting of prevalent serotypes in Latin America. The revised protocol successfully serotyped 139/147 pneumococci (94.6 %) from Brazilian children, demonstrating a labour-efficient, accurate method requiring only conventional PCR capability. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.47347-0