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Clustering of serotypes in a longitudinal study of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in three day care centres.

Leino T, Hoti F, Syrjänen R, Tanskanen A, Auranen K.

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Outbreaks of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in day care cohorts in Finland - implications for elimination of transmission.

Hoti F, Erästö P, Leino T, Auranen K.

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A cross-sectional survey of the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage in Belgian infants attending day care centres.

Malfroot A, Verhaegen J, Dubru JM, Van Kerschaver E, Leyman S.

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Granat SM, Mia Z, Ollgren J, Herva E, Das M, Piirainen L, Auranen K, Mäkelä PH.

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Roche A, Heath PT, Sharland M, Strachan D, Breathnach A, Haigh J, Young Y.

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Pneumococcal carriage in children during their first two years: important role of family exposure.

Leino T, Auranen K, Jokinen J, Leinonen M, Tervonen P, Takala AK.

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Pneumococcal carriage in children in The Netherlands: a molecular epidemiological study.

Bogaert D, Engelen MN, Timmers-Reker AJ, Elzenaar KP, Peerbooms PG, Coutinho RA, de Groot R, Hermans PW.

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Reduction of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae after administration of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to toddlers attending day care centers.

Dagan R, Givon-Lavi N, Zamir O, Sikuler-Cohen M, Guy L, Janco J, Yagupsky P, Fraser D.

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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains colonizing children attending day-care centers in Norway.

Vestrheim DF, Høiby EA, Aaberge IS, Caugant DA.

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Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in Gambian children and in their families.

Lloyd-Evans N, O'Dempsey TJ, Baldeh I, Secka O, Demba E, Todd JE, Mcardle TF, Banya WS, Greenwood BM.

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Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Norwegian children attending day-care centres.

Sogstad MK, Aaberge IS, Sørdal JO, Høiby EA, Frøholm LO, Alme AR, Caugant DA.

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Indirect effect of conjugate vaccine on adult carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: an explanation of trends in invasive pneumococcal disease.

Hammitt LL, Bruden DL, Butler JC, Baggett HC, Hurlburt DA, Reasonover A, Hennessy TW.

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High rates of transmission of and colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae within a day care center revealed in a longitudinal study.

Sá-Leão R, Nunes S, Brito-Avô A, Alves CR, Carriço JA, Saldanha J, Almeida JS, Santos-Sanches I, de Lencastre H.

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Trends in nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children attending daycare centers in southeastern France from 1999 to 2006.

Dunais B, Bruno P, Carsenti-Dellamonica H, Touboul P, Dellamonica P, Pradier C.

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Dynamics of pneumococcal carriage among healthy Icelandic children attending day-care centres.

Tomasson G, Gudnason T, Kristinsson KG.

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A longitudinal study of the nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci as related to pneumococcal vaccination in children attending day-care centres.

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The use of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal isolates from healthy children to predict features of invasive disease.

Kellner JD, McGeer A, Cetron MS, Low DE, Butler JC, Matlow A, Talbot J, Ford-Jones EL.

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Indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal colonization among unvaccinated household members.

Millar EV, Watt JP, Bronsdon MA, Dallas J, Reid R, Santosham M, O'Brien KL.

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Rate of nasopharyngeal carriage, antimicrobial resistance and serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in northern Taiwan.

Lo WT, Wang CC, Yu CM, Chu ML.

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Impact of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among day-care center attendees in central Greece.

Grivea IN, Panagiotou M, Tsantouli AG, Syrogiannopoulos GA.

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