Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Incidence of pneumococcal disease is disproportionally high in infants and elderly. Nasopharyngeal colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered a prerequisite for disease but unlike in children, carriage in elderly is rarely detected. Here, we tested for S. pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal and saliva samples collected from community-dwelling...
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Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1664782571
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1664782571
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0119875
