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Oropharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among healthy children attending day care centers

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2013.0186

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Haemophilus influenzae colonizes the upper respiratory tract and can spread causing otitis and sinusitis. This work aimed to study the oropharyngeal carriage rate in healthy <5-year-old children attending day care centers in Oviedo, Spain in two consecutive years (January to March 2004-2005). The carriage rate was 42% (400/960) and highly variable among centers (range, 12% to 83%). Isolates were mainly identified as nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHi, 99%). Epidemiologically, 127 different genotypes were identified by PFGE with a minimum of two genotypes per center. One hundred fourteen children (12%) were included in both studies and none of them harbored the same strain over a period of time. The isolates only showed resistance to cotrimoxazol and ampicillin, presenting a shift in the level of ampicillin reduced susceptibility, showing a predominance of PBP3 mutations in 2004 and a predominance of β-lactamase production in 2005. This study proved the great genetic variability of NTHi isolates that present similar genotypic patterns in both years with no long-term carriage of the same strain.

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Infeccions en els infants, Malalties dels infants, Bacils, Faringe, Escoles bressol

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Infection in children, Children's diseases, Bacillus (Bacteria), Pharynx, Kindergarten

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Articles publicats en revistes (Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental)
Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL))

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PUIG PITARCH, Carmen, et al. Oropharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among healthy children attending day care centers. Microbial Drug Resistance. 2014. Vol. 20, num. 5, pags. 450-455. ISSN 1076-6294. [consulted: 11 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/66315

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