The Contribution of Smoking and Exposure to Tobacco Smoke to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Carriage in Children and Their Mothers | Zendy

David Greenberg | Zendy; Noga GivonLavi | Zendy; Ar Broides | Zendy; Irena Blancovich | Zendy; Nir Peled | Zendy; Ron Dagan | Zendy

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The Contribution of Smoking and Exposure to Tobacco Smoke to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Carriage in Children and Their Mothers

Author(s) -

David Greenberg,

Noga GivonLavi,

Ar Broides,

Irena Blancovich,

Nir Peled,

Ron Dagan

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/500935

Subject(s) - carriage , streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , haemophilus influenzae , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , serotype , pediatrics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , pathology

Exposure to tobacco smoke is associated with higher risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infection. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke on S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae carriage rates in children and their mothers.

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