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SUBMITTER: Erdem G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6195293 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Erdem Guliz G Singh Anirudh K AK Brusnahan Anthony J AJ Moore Amber N AN Barson William J WJ Leber Amy A Vidal Jorge E JE Atici Serkan S King Samantha J SJ
PloS one 20181019 10
Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization is a precursor to pneumococcal disease. Although children with a tracheostomy have an increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia, the pneumococci colonizing their lower airways remain largely uncharacterized. We sought to compare lower respiratory tract isolates colonizing tracheostomy patients and a convenience sample of isolates from individuals intubated for acute conditions. We collected pneumococcal isolates from the lower respiratory tract of 27 patients ...[more]