Investigation of risk factors for penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in Turkish children

ÇİFTCİ E., Aysev U., Ince E., Guriz H.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.43, no.4, pp.385-390, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01422.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.385-390
  • Keywords: nasopharyngeal colonization, penicillin resistance, risk factors, Streptococcus pneumoniae, HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE, NASOPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION, CARE CENTERS, HUMAN-MILK, POPULATION, COMMUNITY, SUSCEPTIBILITY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFECTION, ANTIBODY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Nasopharyngeal colonization plays an important role for infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Emergence of penicillin resistance in this organism has made it difficult to treat pneumococcal infections. The objectives of this study were to investigate the risk factors for nasopharyngeal colonization with S. pneumonia and for nasopharyngeal colonization with penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae.