Nasopharyngeal colonization by Haemophilus influenzae in children attending day-care centers, in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil Colonização da nasofaringe por Haemophilus influenzae em crianças que freqüentam creches em Ribeirão Preto, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) was studied in 114 healthy children < 3 years old, attending day-care centers (DCCs) in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Biotype, serotype (by specific antisera and PCR) and antibiotic susceptibility to 14 antibiotics of each isola...

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Main Authors: Maria E.N. Bonifácio da Silva, Paulo da Silva, Marta I.C. Medeiros, Suzel N. Neme, Claudia Macedo, José Moacir Marin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000100006