Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in healthy children attending day-care centers in 12 states in Mexico Aislamientos de S. pneumoniae en niños sanos de estancias infantiles en 12 estados de México

• Main Authors: Luz Elena Espinosa-de los Monteros (Author), Verónica Jiménez-Rojas (Author), Felipe Aguilar-Ituarte (Author), Miguel Cashat-Cruz (Author), Alfonso Reyes-López (Author), Romeo Rodríguez-Suárez (Author), Pablo Kuri-Morales (Author), Roberto Tapia-Conyer (Author), Demóstenes Gómez-Barreto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is a major factor in the transmission of this bacterium. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Nasopharyngeal cultures were performed on children attending 32 day-care centers...