Comparison of four different sampling methods for detecting pharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in children

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1077-1079

  Rapola, S ^a   Salo, E ^b   Kiiski, P ^a   Leinonen, M ^a   Takala, A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030962040     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1077-1079.1997     Document Type: Article

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