Evaluation of Prevalence of S. pneumoniae pharyngeal carriers under 5 years of age by lytA gene detection

ABSTRACT          Background and Objective: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of death among children worldwide. Nasopharyngeal colonization in children can spread pneumococcal infections in the community. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of S. pneumoniae strains isol...

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Main Authors: Fatane Moein Jahromi, Mohammad Kargar, Abbas Doosti, Zahra Mohammadalipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2016-11-01
Series:Medical Laboratory Journal
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Online Access:http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-911-en.html