Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj

Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj

To investigate the nasal carriage of some respiratory bacterial pathogens that are responsible for infections associated with person-to-person transmission, we conducted a cohort survey of pilgrims departing to Mecca for the 2012 Hajj season. In this report, we demonstrate the acquisition of Strepto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2014-02, Vol.58 (4), p.e106-e109
Hauptverfasser: Benkouiten, Samir, Gautret, Philippe, Belhouchat, Khadidja, Drali, Tassadit, Salez, Nicolas, Memish, Ziad A, Al Masri, Malak, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Brouqui, Philippe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial infections
Carrier State - epidemiology
Carrier State - microbiology
Cohort Studies
Crowding
Disease transmission
Gram-positive bacteria
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Nasal Mucosa - microbiology
Pilgrims
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology
Prospective Studies
Respiratory diseases
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Travel
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Zusammenfassung:To investigate the nasal carriage of some respiratory bacterial pathogens that are responsible for infections associated with person-to-person transmission, we conducted a cohort survey of pilgrims departing to Mecca for the 2012 Hajj season. In this report, we demonstrate the acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasal carriage in returning Hajj pilgrims.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cit749