Prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections at a tertiary care hospital in the city of São Paulo

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pathogens in the upper respiratory tract according to age at a tertiary care hospital in the city of São Paulo. Methods: A total of 6,144 biological material tests from upper respiratory airways were analyzed: 740 bacterial cultures, 726 virus scre...

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Main Authors: Amilton Mouro, Luci Black Tabacow Hidal, Marines Dalla Valle Martino, Jacyr Pasternark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000200197&tlng=en