Nasopharyngeal gram-negative bacilli colonization in Brazilian children attending day-care centers

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-27

  Lima, Ana Beatriz Mori ^a   Leão,, Lara Stefânia Netto de Oliveira ^a   Oliveira, Luciana Silva da Cruz ^a   Pimenta, Fabiana Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gram negative bacilli; Infants; Nasopharyngeal colonization

Indexed keywords

BACILLI (CLASS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 71049187185     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000100005     Document Type: Article

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