Impact of azithromycin on oropharyngeal carriage of group A Streptococcus and nasopharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Morita, J Y; Kahn, E; Thompson, T; Laclaire, L; Beall, B; Gherardi, G; O'Brien, K L; Schwartz, B

Morita, J Y; Kahn, E; Thompson, T; Laclaire, L; Beall, B; Gherardi, G; O'Brien, K L; Schwartz, B.

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Morita JY; National Center for Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 19(1): 41-6, 2000 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10643849

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Azithromycin/administration & dosage; Pneumococcal Infections/drug therapy; Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy; Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects; Streptococcus pyogenes/drug effects; Carrier State/microbiology; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Colony Count, Microbial; Confidence Intervals; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Humans; Male; Nasopharynx/microbiology; Oropharynx/microbiology; Pneumococcal Infections/diagnosis; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis; Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification; Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumococcal Infections / Streptococcal Infections / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Streptococcus pyogenes / Azithromycin / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / PEDIATRIA Year: 2000 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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