Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nasopharyngeal carriage of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>is a determinant for invasive pneumococcal disease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriage rate...
Main Authors: | Kateete David P, Kajumbula Henry, Kaddu-Mulindwa Deogratias H, Ssevviri Augustine K |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/28 |
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