Risk factors for carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children

Risk factors for carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children

Abstract Background During the past decades Streptococcus pneumoniae has developed significant resistance to many classes of antimicrobial drugs. Potential risk factors for colonization of the nasopharynx by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children and for carriage of drug resistant strains were examine...

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Main Authors: Maria G. Koliou, Kyriaki Andreou, Demetris Lamnisos, Giagkos Lavranos, Paris Iakovides, Christos Economou, Elpidoforos S. Soteriades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Colonization
Risk factors
Drug resistance
Vaccination
Cyprus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1119-6

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