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Nasopharyngeal co-colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in children is bacterial genotype independent.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2007
Melles Damian C, Bogaert Debby, Gorkink Raymond F J, Peeters Justine K, Moorhouse Michael J, Ott Alewijn, van Leeuwen Willem B, Simons Guus, Verbrugh Henri A, Hermans Peter W M, van Belkum Alex
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Bacterial interference between Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx has been observed during colonization, which might have important clinical implications for the widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in young children. This study aimed to determine whether the capacity of Staph. aureus to compete with Strep. pneumoniae is dependent on bacterial genotype. Demographic...
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