Serotyping, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Related Risk Factors Aspects of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy School Students.

• Main Authors: Hamed Mirzaei Ghazikalayeh (Author), Rezvan Moniri (Author), Seyed Gholam Abbas Moosavi (Author), Maryam Rezaei (Author), Maryam Yasini (Author), Mahdi Valipour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important problem worldwide and nasopharyngeal colonization plays significant role in pneumococcal infections. The aims of this study were to determine the nasopharyngeal colonization rate, serotyping, antibiotics susceptibility and study the risk factors for nasophary...