Carriage rate and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae amongst children in Thika Hospital, Kenya

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rates of carriage are highest in infants and the elderly. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of nasopharyngeal colonization by S. pneumoniae, and to describe the antibiotic resistant patterns and the...

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Autores principales: Githii, Susan, Revathi, Gunturu, Muigai, Anne, Kariuki, Samuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5637771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043160
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v2i1.45

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5637771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043160
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v2i1.45

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