Nasopharyngeal carriage, antimicrobial susceptibility, serotype distribution and clonal relatedness of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in healthy children in Malatya, Turkey.

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The aims of this study were to assess the nasopharyngeal colonisation rate, serogroup and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from healthy children. Of 848 children, 162 (19.1%) were found to be carriers. The carrier rate was significantly higher in the 7-year-old age group. Children from the slums of the city had higher carriage rate (23.7%) than those in the centre of...

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