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Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae in the oropharynx of young children and molecular epidemiology of the isolates after fifteen years of H. influenzae type b vaccination in Italy.
Vaccine - 17 Nov 2015
Giufrè Maria, Daprai Laura, Cardines Rita, Bernaschi Paola, Ravà Lucilla, Accogli Marisa, Raponi Massimiliano, Garlaschi Maria Laura, Ciofi degli Atti Marta Luisa, Cerquetti Marina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haemophilus influenzae is an important pathogen able to cause a wide spectrum of diseases in children. Colonization of the upper respiratory tract is a risk factor for developing disease. This study aimed to investigate the oropharyngeal carriage rate of H. influenzae in young children in two Italian cities, 15 years after H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination was introduced. Antibiotic resistant...
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