Establishment of streptococci in the upper respiratory tract: Longitudinal changes in the mouth and nasopharynx up to 2 years of age

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 723-730

  Könönen, Eija ^a   Jousimies Somer, H ^a   Bryk, A ^a   Kilpi, T ^a   Kilian, M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1 PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036737301     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-9-723     Document Type: Article

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