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A survey of nasal Streptococcus pneumoniae in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

M. L. Burr ,
S. J. Gray  and
C. H. L. Howells
M. L. Burr
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Epidemiology Unit, Richmond Road, Cardiff, CF2 3AS
S. J. Gray
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CFA 4XW
C. H. L. Howells
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CFA 4XW
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Nasal swabs were taken from 369 four-year-old children in two South Wales towns and cultured for Streptococcus pneumoniae. The organism was isolated in 34% of the specimens, similar rates being found in boys and girls in the two towns. The children were swabbed again a year later, when the prevalence of nasal pneumococci had fallen to 25%. There was no association between the presence of the organism on the two occasions. Types 6 and 23 were most often isolated. After excluding children who had received an antibiotic, the proportion carrying a pneumococcus was higher in those who had recently had a respiratory infection than in the rest, although the difference was not quite statistically significant. There was a significant negative association between the presence of Staphylococcus aureus and Strep. pneumoniae.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 425 - 431
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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