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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-12-16
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The colonisation rate of Branhamella catarrhalis in patients from 0 to 45 years of age was examined. Of 561 women admitted to hospital in labour, 6 (1%) carried B. catarrhalis in their throats but none carried the organism in their vaginas. None of 534 newborn babies became colonised at birth or during their 5 days' stay in hospital. Neither were 102 neonates < 1 month of age in hospital colonised. The maximum colonisation rate during childhood was observed in children 1-48 months of age with 143 of 266 (54%) children colonised. Among children 4-15 years of age, four of 57 (7%) children with healthy respiratory tracts were colonised. Significantly more children with upper or lower respiratory tract infections (RTI) were colonised (68%) than were children without such infections (36%), (P < 0.001). After recovery from RTI, the isolation rate in the RTI group fell to that of the non-RTI group. A seasonal variation in prevalence was not observed. Of all the strains of B. catarrhalis isolated, 84% produced beta-lactamase.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0163-4453
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
29
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
23-31
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Colony Count, Microbial,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Denmark,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Neisseriaceae Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Pharynx,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Respiratory Tract Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Seasons,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Time Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:7963631-Trachea
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| pubmed:year |
1994
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Branhamella catarrhalis in children and adults. A study of prevalence, time of colonisation, and association with upper and lower respiratory tract infections.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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