Dynamics of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy children attending a day care center in northern Spain. influence of detection techniques on the results
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage precedes invasive infection and is the source for dissemination of the disease. Differences in sampling methodology, isolation or identification techniques, as well as the period (pre -or post-vac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/69 |