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Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in an urban slum community.

The Journal of infection - 1 Sept 2008

Reis Joice Neves, Palma Tania, Ribeiro Guilherme S, Pinheiro Ricardo M, Ribeiro Cassio Tâmara, Cordeiro Soraia Machado, da Silva Filho H P, Moschioni Monica, Thompson Terry A, Spratt Brian, Riley Lee W, Barocchi Michele A, Reis Mitermayer G, Ko Albert I

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BACKGROUND: Inhabitants of slum settlements represent a significant proportion of the population at risk for pneumococcal disease in developing countries. METHODS: We conducted a household survey of pneumococcal carriage among residents of a slum community in the city of Salvador, Brazil. RESULTS...

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PMID: 18672297
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.017
PMCID: PMC2654257

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