Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in healthy children attending day-care centers in 12 states in Mexico Aislamientos de S. pneumoniae en niños sanos de estancias infantiles en 12 estados de México

Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in healthy children attending day-care centers in 12 states in Mexico Aislamientos de S. pneumoniae en niños sanos de estancias infantiles en 12 estados de México

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is a major factor in the transmission of this bacterium. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Nasopharyngeal cultures were performed on children attending 32 day-care centers...

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Main Authors: Luz Elena Espinosa-de los Monteros, Verónica Jiménez-Rojas, Felipe Aguilar-Ituarte, Miguel Cashat-Cruz, Alfonso Reyes-López, Romeo Rodríguez-Suárez, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Demóstenes Gómez-Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2007-08-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
S.pneumoniae
portador nasofaríngeo
estancia infantil
México
S. pneumoniae
nasopharyngeal carriage
day-care center
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342007000400004

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