Oropharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among healthy children attending day care centers

Puig Pitarch, Carmen
Martí Martí, Sara
Fleites, Ana
Trabazo, Rafael
Calatayud, Laura
Liñares Louzao, Josefina
Ardanuy Tisaire, María Carmen

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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Haemophilus influenzae colonizes the upper respiratory tract and can spread causing otitis and sinusitis. This work aimed to study the oropharyngeal carriage rate in healthy <5-year-old children attending day care centers in Oviedo, Spain in two consecutive years (January to March 2004-2005). The carriage rate was 42% (400/960) and highly variable among centers (range, 12% to 83%). Isolates were mainly identified as nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHi, 99%). Epidemiologically, 127 different genotypes were identified by PFGE with a minimum of two genotypes per center. One hundred fourteen children (12%) were included in both studies and none of them harbored the same strain over a period of time. The isolates only showed resistance to cotrimoxaz...

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Oropharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among healthy children attending day care centers

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Oropharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among healthy children attending day care centers

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