Journal article
The Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children With Respiratory Infections in Botswana
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nearly half of child pneumonia deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Microbial communities in the nasopharynx are a reservoir for pneumonia pathogens and remain poorly described in African children.
METHODS: Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from children with pneumonia (N = 204), children with upper respiratory infection symptoms (N = 55) and healthy children (N = 60) in Botswana between April 2012 and April 2014. We sequenced the …
Authors
Kelly MS; Surette MG; Smieja M; Pernica JM; Rossi L; Luinstra K; Steenhoff AP; Feemster KA; Goldfarb DM; Arscott-Mills T
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Vol. 36, No. 9, pp. e211–e218
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
9 2017
DOI
10.1097/inf.0000000000001607
ISSN
0891-3668