Pneumococcal colonization among tracheostomy tube dependent children.

Pneumococcal colonization among tracheostomy tube dependent children.

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization is a precursor to pneumococcal disease. Although children with a tracheostomy have an increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia, the pneumococci colonizing their lower airways remain largely uncharacterized. We sought to compare lower respiratory tract isolates c...

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Main Authors: Guliz Erdem, Anirudh K Singh, Anthony J Brusnahan, Amber N Moore, William J Barson, Amy Leber, Jorge E Vidal, Serkan Atici, Samantha J King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195293?pdf=render

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