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We thank the following paediatricians and microbiologists (including their co-workers) who provided the clinical data and pneumococcal strains for their skillful technical assistance: Sevgi Gulnar, Ulker Dogru, Ergin Çiftci (Ankara), Zafer Kurugöl, Cihangir Ozkınay, Mehmet Ali Ozinel (Izmir), Mustafa Bakır, and Ahmet Soysal (Istanbul). We also thank Mark Fletcher and Bernard Fritzell, Wyeth Vaccines Research, for their critical review of the manuscript. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals supported the study.
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Yalçın, I., Gürler, N., Alhan, E. et al. Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease isolates from children in Turkey, 2001–2004. Eur J Pediatr 165, 654–657 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0128-x
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