Nasopharyngeal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Gram-negative bacilli in pneumonia-prone age groups in Semarang, Indonesia.

Authors :: Farida H
Severin JA
Gasem MH
Keuter M
van den Broek P
Hermans PW
Wahyono H
Verbrugh HA
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2013 May; Vol. 51 (5), pp. 1614-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Mar 13.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) cause many cases of pneumonia in Indonesia. We investigated nasopharyngeal carriage of GNB in Semarang, Indonesia. Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage in adults (15%) was higher than in children (7%) (P = 0.004), while that of other GNB was comparable. Poor food and water hygiene are determinants of carriage of these bacteria.

Subjects :: Aged
Asymptomatic Infections
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Hygiene
Indonesia
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Surveys and Questionnaires
Carrier State microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacteria isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections microbiology
Klebsiella Infections microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolation & purification
Nasopharynx microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial microbiology

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