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Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jan 2004
Farjo Rand S, Foxman Betsy, Patel Mayuri J, Zhang Lixin, Pettigrew Melinda M, McCoy Sandra I, Marrs Carl F, Gilsdorf Janet R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children attending day-care centers (DCCs) are at risk for Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal colonization and acute otitis media. The degree to which a given strain circulates within a day-care center and the heterogeneity of strains among DCCs in a geographic area are not well-ch...
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