Prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcus in preschool children attending day care in London

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1073-1076

  Roche, Anita ^a   Heath, Paul T ^b   Sharland, Mike ^c   Strachan, David ^b   Breathnach, Aodhan ^c   Haigh, John ^c   Young, Yvonne ^d  

^a SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONDON; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 36849002869     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.126359     Document Type: Article

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