Risk factors for carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children

• Main Authors: Maria G. Koliou (Author), Kyriaki Andreou (Author), Demetris Lamnisos (Author), Giagkos Lavranos (Author), Paris Iakovides (Author), Christos Economou (Author), Elpidoforos S. Soteriades (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During the past decades Streptococcus pneumoniae has developed significant resistance to many classes of antimicrobial drugs. Potential risk factors for colonization of the nasopharynx by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children and for carriage of drug resistant strains were examine...