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A prospective survey of hospital cross-infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Authors :
Davies AJ
Lockley MR
Source :
The Journal of hospital infection [J Hosp Infect] 1987 Mar; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 162-8.
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

A prospective survey of pneumococcal carriage and infection between October 1984 and April 1985 in a male medical ward of a district general hospital is reported. In the hospital as a whole, pneumococcal infection, acquired more than 5 days after admission, accounted for some 20% of all pneumococcal infection.

Subjects

Subjects :
Adult
Aged
Carrier State microbiology
England
Humans
Male
Personnel, Hospital
Pharynx microbiology
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal microbiology
Prospective Studies
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolation & purification
Cross Infection epidemiology
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal epidemiology

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0195-6701
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of hospital infection
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
2883224
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(87)90055-7
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