Risk factors for otitis media and carriage of multiple strains of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 622-630

  Sauver, Jennifer St ^a   Marrs, Carl F ^a   Foxman, Betsy ^a   Somsel, Patricia ^b   Madera, Robbie ^a   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Regional Medical Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0034486279     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0606.000611     Document Type: Article

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