A Longitudinal Household Study of Streptococcus pneumoniae Nasopharyngeal Carriage in a UK Setting

A 10-month longitudinal household study of pre-school children and their families was undertaken with monthly visits collecting epidemiological data and nasopharyngeal swabs in Hertfordshire, England from 2001 to 2002. Pneumococcal culture was with standard methods. In total, 121 families (489 indiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and Infection. - Cambridge University Press, 1987. - 133(2005), 5, Seite 891-898
1. Verfasser: Hussain, M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Melegaro, A., Pebody, R. G., George, R., Edmunds, W. J., Talukdar, R., Martin, S. A., Efstratiou, A., Miller, E.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2005
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Epidemiology and Infection
Schlagworte:Social sciences Health sciences Biological sciences Behavioral sciences Economics