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Colonization of healthy children by Moraxella catarrhalis is characterized by genotype heterogeneity, virulence gene diversity and co-colonization with Haemophilus influenzae.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2011
Verhaegh Suzanne J C, Snippe Martine L, Levy Foster, Verbrugh Henri A, Jaddoe Vincent W V, Hofman Albert, Moll Henriëtte A, van Belkum Alex, Hays John P
Abstract excerpt
The colonization dynamics of Moraxella catarrhalis were studied in a population comprising 1079 healthy children living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (the Generation R Focus cohort). A total of 2751 nasal swabs were obtained during four clinic visits timed to take place at 1.5, 6, 14 and 24 months of age, yielding a total of 709 M. catarrhalis and 621 Haemophilus influenzae isolates. Between January 2004 and...
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