Household Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Siblings with Acute Otitis Media
AUTOR(ES)
Shimada, Jun
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Nasopharyngeal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae was evaluated among 23 siblings with acute otitis media (AOM). Restriction fragment length polymorphism revealed that the nasopharyngeal strains were identical between siblings in 12 of 13 clusters of AOM experienced in 11 families. This study demonstrated person-to-person transmission of S. pneumoniae, especially drug-resistant strains, among siblings with AOM.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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