Carriage rate and serotypes of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> amongst children in Thika Hospital, Kenya

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rates of carriage are highest in infants and the elderly. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of nasopharyngeal colonization by S. pneumoniae, and to describe the antibiotic resistant patterns and the...

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Main Authors: Susan Githii, Gunturu Revathi, Anne Muigai, Samuel Kariuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-05-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/45