Upper airway viruses and bacteria in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Brisbane, Australia: a cross-sectional study

Upper airway viruses and bacteria in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Brisbane, Australia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Respiratory morbidity in Australian Indigenous children is higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts, irrespective of urban or remote residence. There are limited studies addressing acute respiratory illness (ARI) in urban Indigenous children, particularly those that address...

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Main Authors: Kerry-Ann F. O’Grady, Kerry K. Hall, Theo P. Sloots, Jennie Anderson, Anne B. Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Child
Respiratory
Nasal carriage
Viruses
Bacteria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2349-1

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