Density and duration of experimental human pneumococcal carriage

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages O1145-O1151

  Gritzfeld, J F ^a   Cremers, A J H ^b   Ferwerda, G ^b   Ferreira, D M ^a   Kadioglu, A ^c   Hermans, P W M ^b,d   Gordon, S B ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CRUCELL HOLLAND BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Streptococcus pneumoniae; Carriage; Culture; Density; QPCR

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920275891     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12752     Document Type: Article

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