Asymtomatic carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica in relation to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae colonization in healthy children: Apropos of 1400 children sampled

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1015-1018

  Bakir, Mustafa ^a   Yagci, Aysegul ^a   Ulger, Nurver ^a   Akbenlioglu, Cengiz ^a   Ilki, Arzu ^a   Soyletir, Guner ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Neisseria lactamica; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNX; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TURKEY;

EID: 0035759226     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020021109462     Document Type: Article

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