Nasopharyngeal versus oropharyngeal sampling for detection of pneumococcal carriage in adults

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4974-4976

  Watt, James P ^a,b   O'Brien, Katherine L ^a   Katz, Scott ^a   Bronsdon, Melinda A ^a,b   Elliott, John ^b   Dallas, Jean ^a   Perilla, Mindy J ^b   Reid, Raymond ^a   Murrow, Laurel ^a   Facklam, Richard ^b   Santosham, Mathuram ^a   Whitney, Cynthia G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 8644284884     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.4974-4976.2004     Document Type: Article

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