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Farrar, JL |
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Odiembo, H |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Odoyo, A |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Bigogo, G |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Kim, L |
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Lessa, FC |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Feikin, DR |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Breiman, RF |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Whitney, CG |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Carvalho, MG |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Pimenta, FC |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2024-07-18T08:47:59Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2024-07-18T08:47:59Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2020-08 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fofid%2Fofaa368 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kemri.go.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/719 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
We compared pneumococcal isolation rates and evaluated the benefit of using oropharyngeal (OP) specimens in addition to nasopharyngeal (NP) specimens collected from adults in rural Kenya. Of 846 adults, 52.1% were colonized; pneumococci were detected from both NP and OP specimens in 23.5%, NP only in 22.9%, and OP only in 5.7%. Ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine strains were detected from both NP and OP in 3.4%, NP only in 4.1%, and OP only in 0.7%. Inclusion of OP swabs increased carriage detection by 5.7%; however, the added cost of collecting and processing OP specimens may justify exclusion from future carriage studies among adults. |
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en |
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| dc.publisher |
Open forum infectious diseases. |
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| dc.subject |
adults, carriage, colonization, nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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| dc.title |
Limited Added Value of Oropharyngeal Swabs for Detecting Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults. |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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