Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in China: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background To explore the overall prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae(S. pneumoniae) among healthy children. Methods A search for pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage studies including children published up to July 31th, 2016 was condu...

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Main Authors: Lin Wang, Jinjian Fu, Zhuoxin Liang, Jichang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2816-8