Nasopharyngeal carriage, antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus

Abstract Background and objectives: Colonization of nasopharynx by Streptococcus Pneumoniae can lead to pneumococcal disease. This study was performed to determine the carriage rate of nasopharyngeal S.pneumoniae in adolescents and their antibiotic susceptibility and serotype prevalence in Zahedan,...

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Main Authors: M Bokaeian, H A Khazaee, M Javadi Mehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2010-04-01
Series:Medical Laboratory Journal
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Online Access:http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-10-en.html