Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in children with sickle cell disease.
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae was studied in children with sickle cell disease. The incidence of nasopharyngeal isolation was 17.8%. Groups 23 and 6 and type 14 predominated.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000382:microbiology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines