Oropharyngeal colonization by Haemophilus influenzae in healthy children from Taubaté (São Paulo), prior to the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination program in Brazil

Haemophilus influenzae is one of the most important bacterial agents of otitis and sinusitis. H. influenzae type b (Hib) is one of the main causes of meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia in nonvaccinated children under 6 years of age. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of H. in...

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Main Author: Bricks,Lucia Ferro (author)
Other Authors: Mendes,Caio Márcio Figueredo (author), Lucarevschi,Bianca Rezende (author), Oplustil,Carmem Paz (author), Zanella,Rosemeire C. (author), Bori,Adriana (author), Bertoli,Ciro João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae type b
Children
Antimicrobial resistance
Oropharynx colonization
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-87812004000500003
Country:Brazil
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