Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Carriage in Day Care Centers: A Retrospective Study During a 10-year Period.
Författare
Summary, in English
In this retrospective epidemiologic study, we present pneumococcal carriage data from 109 Swedish day care centers over a period of 10 years. Aspects of season, age, personnel and group size were studied. We found a significant seasonal variation in pneumococcal carriage. Group size was a significant risk factor for pneumococcal carriage. Pneumococcal carriage was 4.5 % in personnel.
Avdelning/ar
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö
- Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
536-538
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volym
33
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Ämne
- Infectious Medicine
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1532-0987