Respiratory infections in Eñepa Amerindians are related to malnutrition and Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage

OBJECTIVES: High acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) rates are observed in indigenous populations. We assessed the role of viral infections and nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage in ARTIs in Eñepa Amerindians from Venezuela. METHODS: In 40 children aged 0–10 years with ARTIs, healthy nearest-age...

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Autores principales: Verhagen, Lilly M., Gómez-Castellano, Keyla, Snelders, Eveline, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar, Pocaterra, Leonor, Melchers, Willem J.G., de Waard, Jacobus H., Hermans, Peter W.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23796866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2013.06.010

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