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Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility profile in children under five in southern Ethiopia

Background: Streptococcus pneumonia causes high morbidity and mortality, particularly in children under five. Nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage predisposes individuals to pneumococcal infection and horizontal spread within the community. Overuse of antibiotics has been linked to increased risk of antimic...

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Autores principales: Hussen, Siraj, Asnake, Solomon, Wachamo, Demelash, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316364
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27583.3