Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in children with sickle cell disease.
AUTOR(ES)
Overturf, G D
RESUMO
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae was studied in children with sickle cell disease. The incidence of nasopharyngeal isolation was 17.8%. Groups 23 and 6 and type 14 predominated.