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Cross-sectional study of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults in the conjugate vaccine era.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2008
Onwubiko Chinwendu, Swiatlo Edwin, McDaniel Larry S
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have an increased rate of pneumococcal infections. Within the HIV-infected population, patients with low CD4(+) cell counts have a higher rate of pneumococcal infection. The purpose of our study was to determine pneumococcal carriage and to exa...
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