- Original Article
- Epidemiological Study of Pneumococcal Nasal Carriage and Serotypes Among Korean Children
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Sun Mi Kim, Jae Kyun Hur, Kyung Yil Lee, Young Kil Shin, Su Eun Park, Sang Hyuk Ma, Ahn Youn Min, Jin Han Kang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(6):611-616. Published online June 15, 2004
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Purpose : The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pneumococcal nasal carriage and confirm the distribution of pneumococcal capsular serotypes in Korean children below aged 5 years old. Another reason this study was performed was to identify the theoretical coverage by seven valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, and confirm the penicillin resistant rate.
Methods : This study included... |
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