The descriptive epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal carriage in children and adults in Kilifi district, Kenya.

BACKGROUND: Transmission and nasopharyngeal colonization are necessary steps en route to invasive pneumococcal or Haemophilus influenzae disease but their patterns vary geographically. In East Africa we do not know how these pathogens are transmitted between population subgroups nor which serotypes...

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Những tác giả chính: Abdullahi, O, Nyiro, J, Lewa, P, Slack, M, Scott, J
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 2008