Evaluation of swabbing methods for estimating the prevalence of bacterial carriage in the upper respiratory tract: a cross sectional study

Evaluation of swabbing methods for estimating the prevalence of bacterial carriage in the upper respiratory tract: a cross sectional study

Objectives Bacterial carriage in the upper respiratory tract is usually asymptomatic but can lead to respiratory tract infection (RTI), meningitis and septicaemia. We aimed to provide a baseline measure of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus...

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Main Authors: Coughtrie, A.L (Author), Whittaker, R.N (Author), Begum, N. (Author), Anderson, Rebecca (Author), Tuck, A. (Author), Faust, S.N (Author), Jefferies, Johanna M.C (Author), Yuen, Ho Ming (Author), Roderick, P.J (Author), Mullee, M.A (Author), Moore, M.V (Author), Clarke, S.C (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2014-10-30.
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