Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kateete, David P ^a   Kajumbula, Henry ^a   Kaddu Mulindwa, Deogratias H ^a   Ssevviri, Augustine K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84855729470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-28     Document Type: Article

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