title: Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj.
abstract: To investigate the nasal carriage of some respiratory bacterial pathogens that are responsible for infections associated with person-to-person transmission, we conducted a cohort survey of pilgrims departing to Mecca for the 2012 Hajj season. In this report, we demonstrate the acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasal carriage in returning Hajj pilgrims.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benkouiten
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.forename: Khadidja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belhouchat
authors.forename: Tassadit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drali
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salez
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.forename: Malak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Masri
authors.forename: Pierre-Edouard
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003441:Crowding; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014195:Travel
keywords: Hajj; bacteria; cohort study; epidemiology; pneumonia