Carriage of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in a cohort of a daycare center Portadores nasofaríngeos de neumococo antibiótico-resistente en niños asistentes a guardería

Carriage of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in a cohort of a daycare center Portadores nasofaríngeos de neumococo antibiótico-resistente en niños asistentes a guardería

Objective. To define epidemiologic relationships to determine the prevalence and potential risk factors for nasopharyngeal colonization by antibiotic-resistant pneumococci, their serotypes and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in children attending a daycare center (DCC). Material and Methods...

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Main Authors: Demóstenes Gómez-Barreto, Ernesto Calderón-Jaimes, Romeo S Rodríguez, Luz Elena Espinosa, Lucía Viña-Flores, Verónica Jiménez-Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2002-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
portador mesofaríngeo
Streptococcus pneumoniae
resistencia microbiana a las drogas
jardines infantiles
México
nasopharyngeal carriage
drug resistance
microbial
child day care centers
Mexico
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