Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal sampling for the detection of adolescent Streptococcus pneumoniae carriers

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue PART 3, 2014, Pages 393-398

  Principi, Nicola ^a   Terranova, Leonardo ^a   Zampiero, Alberto ^a   Manzoni, Francesca ^a   Senatore, Laura ^a   Rios, Walter Peves ^a   Esposito, Susanna ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NORMAL HUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896730600     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.068726-0     Document Type: Article

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