Carriage rate and serotypes of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> amongst children in Thika Hospital, Kenya

• Main Authors: Susan Githii (Author), Gunturu Revathi (Author), Anne Muigai (Author), Samuel Kariuki (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: AOSIS, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rates of carriage are highest in infants and the elderly. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of nasopharyngeal colonization by S. pneumoniae, and to describe the antibiotic resistant patterns and the...