Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Turkish infants

Ozdemir, Bengu; Beyazova, Ufuk; DUYAN ÇAMURDAN, AYSU; Sultan, Nedim; ÖZKAN, SEÇİL; ŞAHİN, FİGEN

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2008.02.010

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Turkish infants

Ozdemir B., Beyazova U., DUYAN ÇAMURDAN A., Sultan N., ÖZKAN S., ŞAHİN F.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION, cilt.56, sa.5, ss.332-339, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.02.010
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.332-339
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine nasopharyngeal carriage rates, serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy 0 to 2 year-old infants who live within a rural or urban locate and not attending daycare centers. In order to evaluate the possible impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in this population, coverage of the isolated serotypes by the vaccine was also calculated.