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Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains colonizing upper respiratory tract of healthy preschool children in Poland.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2012
Korona-Glowniak Izabela, Malm Anna
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistant and invasive pneumococci may spread temporally and locally in day care centers (DCCs). We examined 267 children attending four DCCs located in the same city and 70 children staying at home in three seasons (autumn, winter, and spring) to determine prevalence, serotype distribution, antibiotic resistance patterns, and transmission of pneumococcal strains colonizing upper respiratory tract of...
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