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Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Individual Streptococcus pneumoniaeSerotypes During Pediatric Pneumonia as a Means to Estimate Serotype Disease Potential

Authors :
Greenberg, David
Givon-Lavi, Noga
Newman, Nitza
Bar-Ziv, Jacob
Dagan, Ron
Source :
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; March 2011, Vol. 30 Issue: 3 p227-233, 7p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

We aimed at estimating pneumococcal serotype-specific disease potential in pediatric community-acquired alveolar pneumonia (CAAP), by comparing nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage during disease to carriage in healthy children.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08913668 and 15320987
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs48948299
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f87802