Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) among Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Children in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) among Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Children in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> nasopharyngeal carriage epidemiology in relation to other nasopharyngeal bacterial colonizers among sickle cell disease (SCD) children about five years into pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13 (PCV-13) in...

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Main Authors: Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, Deborah N. K. Sekoh, Fleischer C. N. Kotey, Beverly Egyir, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu, John Ahenkorah, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Eric S. Donkor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
sickle cell disease
nasopharyngeal carriage
multidrug resistant
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/13/1/22

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https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/13/1/22

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