Serotyping, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Related Risk Factors Aspects of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy School Students.

Serotyping, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Related Risk Factors Aspects of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy School Students.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important problem worldwide and nasopharyngeal colonization plays significant role in pneumococcal infections. The aims of this study were to determine the nasopharyngeal colonization rate, serotyping, antibiotics susceptibility and study the risk factors for nasophary...

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Main Authors: Hamed Mirzaei Ghazikalayeh, Rezvan Moniri, Seyed Gholam Abbas Moosavi, Maryam Rezaei, Maryam Yasini, Mahdi Valipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance
Nasopharygeal
Serogroup
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3920

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