Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae and nonspecific morbidity in infants and their families: A cohort study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-127

  Sleeman, Karen L ^a   Daniels, Lesley ^a   Gardiner, Marion ^a   Griffiths, David ^a   Deeks, Jonathan J ^b   Dagan, Ron ^c   Gupta, Sunetra ^a   Moxon, E Richard ^a   Peto, Tim E ^a   Crook, Derrick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carriage; Epidemiology; Families; Morbidity; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 13844281757     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000151030.10159.b1     Document Type: Article

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