title: Nasopharyngeal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Gram-negative bacilli in pneumonia-prone age groups in Semarang, Indonesia.
abstract: Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) cause many cases of pneumonia in Indonesia. We investigated nasopharyngeal carriage of GNB in Semarang, Indonesia. Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage in adults (15%) was higher than in children (7%) (P = 0.004), while that of other GNB was comparable. Poor food and water hygiene are determinants of carriage of these bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia. helmia_farida@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Helmia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farida
authors.forename: Juliëtte A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Severin
authors.forename: M Hussein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gasem
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keuter
authors.forename: Peterhans
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van den Broek
authors.forename: Peter W M
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: Hendro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wahyono
authors.forename: Henri A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Verbrugh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires