Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pneumococci in an Intensively Sampled South African Birth Cohort
Introduction: Nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) precedes the development of respiratory tract infection. Colonization by antimicrobial-resistant pneumococci, especially in infants, is a major public health concern. We longitudinally investigated antimicrobia...
Main Authors: | Rendani I. Manenzhe, Clinton Moodley, Shima M. Abdulgader, F. J. Lourens Robberts, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol, Felix S. Dube |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00610/full |
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