Open AccessStreptococcus pneumoniae Carriage in Children Attending 59 Canadian Child Care Centers
Author(s) -
James D. Kellner,
E. Lee Ford-Jones
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.153.5.495
Subject(s) - carriage , streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , penicillin , antibiotic resistance , serotype , erythromycin , antibiotics , logistic regression , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , pathology
To determine the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage, antibiotic resistance patterns, and serotypes; to examine the variability of microbiological findings between child care centers; and to determine risk factors for antibiotic resistance.