Clonal spread of an invasive strain of haemophilus influenzae type b among nursery contacts accompanied by a high carriage rate of non-disease-associated strains

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 845-847

  Saito, M ^a   Okada, K ^a   Takemori, K ^a   Yoshida, S I ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTYPOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NURSERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0033856432     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-9-845     Document Type: Article

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