Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults may occur through saliva

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-565

  Levine, H ^a,b,c   Zarka, S ^a,d   Dagan, R ^b   Sela, T ^a   Rozhavski, V ^a   Cohen, D I ^c   Balicer, R D ^a,b  

^a Army Health Branch   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; prevention; public health; Streptococcus pneumoniae; transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GLASS BOTTLE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX INFECTION; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856304037     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000884     Document Type: Article

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