Sequential colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae of healthy children living in an orphanage

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1983-1988

  Raymond, Josette ^a,b   Thomas, Isabelle Le ^a   Moulin, Florence ^b   Commeau, Anne ^b   Gendrel, Dominique ^b   Berche, Patrick ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; JOSAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NASOPHARYNX; NORMAL HUMAN; ORPHANAGE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRUS CARRIER;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NASOPHARYNX; ORPHANAGES; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034089133     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315505     Document Type: Article

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