Pneumococci can persistently colonize adult patients with chronic respiratory disease.
Streptococcus pneumoniae plays an important role in causing acute exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, few data are available regarding pneumococcal persistence in adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Fifty pneumococci recovered from sputum samples (1995...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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