Density of upper respiratory colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its role in the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia among children aged <5 5 years in the PERCH study

Density of upper respiratory colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its role in the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia among children aged <5 5 years in the PERCH study

<h4>Background</h4> <p>Previous studies suggested an association between upper airway pneumococcal colonization density and pneumococcal pneumonia, but data in children are limited. Using data from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study, we assessed this po...

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Main Authors: Baggett, HC, Watson, NL, Knoll, M, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Howie, SRC, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, Murdoch, DR, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Antonio, M, Awori, JO, Baillie, VL, DeLuca, AN, Driscoll, AJ, Duncan, J, Ebruke, BE, Goswami, D, Higdon, MM, Karron, RA, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mulindwa, JM, Park, DE, Paveenkittiporn, W, Piralam, B, Prosperi, C, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Zaman, K, Zeger, SL, O'Brien, KL
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017

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