Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Carriage in Day Care Centers: A Retrospective Study During a 10-year Period.

Jonas Ahl, Eva Melander, Inga Odenholt, Lisa Tvetman, Tora Thörnblad, Kristian Riesbeck, Håkan Ringberg

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Abstract

In this retrospective epidemiologic study, we present pneumococcal carriage data from 109 Swedish day care centers over a period of 10 years. Aspects of season, age, personnel and group size were studied. We found a significant seasonal variation in pneumococcal carriage. Group size was a significant risk factor for pneumococcal carriage. Pneumococcal carriage was 4.5 % in personnel.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)536-538
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume33
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Infectious Medicine

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