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| Weckx,Lily Yin; Puccini,Rosana Fiorini; Machado,Antónia; Gonçalves,Maria Gisele; Tuboi,Suely; Barros,Eliana de; Devadiga,Raghavendra; Ortega-Barria,Eduardo; Colindres,Romulo. |
| ABSTRACT Meningococcal carriage is a prerequisite for invasive infection. This cross-sectional study assessed the pharyngeal carriage prevalence in healthy subjects aged 1-24 years in Embu das Artes city, São Paulo, Brazil. Pharyngeal swabs were examined for the presence of Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were tested for different serogroups using agglutination and polymerase chain reaction. A logistic regression model assessed any independent association between Neisseria meningitidis carriage and various risk factors. A total of 87/967 subjects (9%, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 7.3-11.0) tested positive for N. meningitidis: 6.2% (95% CI: 3.8-9.4) in 1-4 years, 8.5% (95% CI: 5.1-13.0) in 5-9 years, 12.5% (95% CI: 7.8-18.6) in 10-14 years, 12.6% (95%... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carriage; Meningococcal disease; Neisseria meningitidis; Pharyngeal; Serogroup. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000600587 |
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| Lanzieri,Tatiana M.; Cunha,Clóvis Arns da; Cunha,Rejane B.; Arguello,D. Fermin; Devadiga,Raghavendra; Sanchez,Nervo; Barria,Eduardo Ortega. |
| Abstract Objectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0-5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episodes diagnosed by a pediatrician and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers were assessed during a 12-month follow-up. Results: During September 2008-March 2010, of 1,136 children enrolled in the study, 1074 (95%) were followed: 55.0% were ≤2 years of age, 52.3% males, 94.7% white, and 69.2% had previously received pneumococcal vaccine in private clinics. Acute otitis media incidence per 1000 person-years was 95.7 (95% confidence interval:... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Acute otitis media; Children; Incidence; Quality of life. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000400468 |
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