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Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage in Chinese children aged 12–18 months in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) are leading causes of childhood pneumonia and meningitis and are major contributors to worldwide mortality in children younger than 5 years of age. Asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumoc...

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Autores principales: Hu, Jiayu, Sun, Xiaodong, Huang, Zhuoying, Wagner, Abram L., Carlson, Bradley, Yang, Jianping, Tang, Suwen, Li, Yunyi, Boulton, Matthew L., Yuan, Zhengan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27080523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1485-3