Associations between nasopharyngeal carriage of Group B Streptococcus and other respiratory pathogens during early infancy

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko,Brenda Kwambana,Odutola Aderonke,Fatima Ceesay,Sheikh Jarju,Abdoulie Bojang,Jessica McLellan,James Jafali,Beate Kampmann,Martin O. C. Ota,Ifedayo Adetifa,Martin Antonio

Associations between nasopharyngeal carriage of Group B Streptococcus and other respiratory pathogens during early infancy

2016

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
Brenda Kwambana
Odutola Aderonke
Fatima Ceesay
Sheikh Jarju
Abdoulie Bojang
Jessica McLellan
James Jafali
Beate Kampmann
Martin O. C. Ota
Ifedayo Adetifa
Martin Antonio

Background In West Africa, the carriage of Group B Streptococcus (GBS), among infants is poorly characterised. We investigated co-carriage of GBS with other respiratory pathogens in the infants’ nasopharynx in The Gambia.

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Virology
Carriage
Microbiology
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis
Streptococcus
Group B
Biology
Streptococcus agalactiae
Coinfection
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Immunology

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