Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in Gambian children and in their families

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 866-871

  Lloyd Evans, Nellie ^a,b   O'Dempsey, Timothy J D ^a   Baldeh, Ignatius ^a   Secka, Ousman ^a   Demba, Edward ^a   Todd, Jim E ^a   Mcardle, Theresa F ^a   Banya, Winston S ^a   Greenwood, Brian M ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Gambian children; nasopharyngeal carriage; Pneumococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GAMBIA; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029824191     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199610000-00007     Document Type: Article

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