EVALUATION OF SAMPLING SITES FOR DETECTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY-TRACTCARRIAGE OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE AND HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE AMONGHEALTHY FILIPINO INFANTS

Authors
CAPEDING MRZ NOHYNEK H SOMBRERO LT PASCUAL LG SUNICO ES ESPARAR GA ESKO E LEINONEN M RUUTU P
Citation
Mrz. Capeding et al., EVALUATION OF SAMPLING SITES FOR DETECTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY-TRACTCARRIAGE OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE AND HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE AMONGHEALTHY FILIPINO INFANTS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 33(11), 1995, pp. 3077-3079
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
33
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3077 - 3079
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1995)33:11<3077:EOSSFD>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Two sampling techniques, nasal swabbing and oropharyngeal swabbing, fo r detection of the upper respiratory tract carriage of Streptococcus p neumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae were studied prospectively with 2 96 healthy Filipino infants at various ages: 6 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 1 7, 18 to 22, 32 to 39, and 46 to 65 weeks. In all age groups S. pneumo niae was isolated significantly more often (P < 0.0001) from the nasal site than from the oropharyngeal site. H. influenzae was found equall y often at both sites.