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Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ugandan children with sickle cell disease
Kateete, David P; Kajumbula, Henry; Kaddu-Mulindwa, Deogratias H; Ssevviri, Augustine K (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a determinant for invasive pneumococcal disease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriage ...