Nasopharyngeal Colonization and levofloxacin Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Healthcare Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Tehran, Iran

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae commonly asymptomatically colonizes the human upper respiratory tract and the carriage rate varies between geographical regions. The colonized individuals are not only at risk of infections but also can be a source of transmission of the pathogen. The risk of the...

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Main Authors: Maryam Samadpanah, Latif Gachkar, Sara Salarian, Fahimeh Hadavand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2020-06-01
Series:Novelty in Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/27790