Prevalence and risk factors of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy children attending kindergarten, in district of Arsi Zone, South East, Ethiopia
Abstract Objective S. pneumoniae responsible for a range of respiratory infections from uncomplicated to severe invasive pneumococcal disease. Nasopharyngeal specimens were collected from children attending kindergarten and aged ≤ 6 years from February, 2017 to June, 2017 to assess the nasopharyngea...
Main Authors: | Gizaw Abaye, Hailu Fekadu, Kelili Haji, Desalegn Alemu, Antehun Alemayehu Anjulo, Debela T. Yadate |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4283-3 |
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