:: Microbiology Project

Information about multiple serotype carriage is particularly important when considering the link between immunisation and carriage. A major barrier to the interpretation of such studies is that there is no standard method to detect nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcal strains of different serotypes directly from nasopharyngeal specimens.

The PneumoCarr Microbiology Project aims to tackle the issue of multiple serotype carriage in a coordinated, global fashion. For more information on the project see (information sheet) or contact Catherine Satzke(catherine.satzke@mcri.edu.au).