title: Use of silica desiccant packets for specimen storage and transport to evaluate pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage among Nepalese children.
authors.forename: Hari Har
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gertz
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: da Gloria Carvalho
authors.forename: Bernard W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Beall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003890:Desiccation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D009390:Nepal; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide