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. 2013 May;51(5):1614-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00589-13. Epub 2013 Mar 13.

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Gram-negative bacilli in pneumonia-prone age groups in Semarang, Indonesia

Helmia Farida  1 , Juliëtte A Severin, M Hussein Gasem, Monique Keuter, Peterhans van den Broek, Peter W M Hermans, Hendro Wahyono, Henri A Verbrugh
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Gram-negative bacilli in pneumonia-prone age groups in Semarang, Indonesia

Helmia Farida et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May.

Abstract

Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) cause many cases of pneumonia in Indonesia. We investigated nasopharyngeal carriage of GNB in Semarang, Indonesia. Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage in adults (15%) was higher than in children (7%) (P = 0.004), while that of other GNB was comparable. Poor food and water hygiene are determinants of carriage of these bacteria.

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