Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nasopharyngeal carriage of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>is a determinant for invasive pneumococcal disease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriage rate...

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Main Authors: Kateete David P, Kajumbula Henry, Kaddu-Mulindwa Deogratias H, Ssevviri Augustine K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/28