Pneumococcal carriage is more common in asthmatic than in non-asthmatic young men.

Jounio, Ulla

Pneumococcal carriage is more common in asthmatic than in non-asthmatic young men. [electronic resource] - The clinical respiratory journal Oct 2010 - 222-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1752-699X

10.1111/j.1752-699X.2009.00179.x doi


Asthma--epidemiology
Carrier State--epidemiology
Finland--epidemiology
Haemophilus Infections--epidemiology
Haemophilus influenzae--isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Meningococcal Infections--epidemiology
Military Personnel--statistics & numerical data
Moraxella catarrhalis--isolation & purification
Moraxellaceae Infections--epidemiology
Neisseria meningitidis--isolation & purification
Oropharynx--microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections--epidemiology
Prevalence
Respiratory Tract Infections--epidemiology
Risk Factors
Streptococcal Infections--epidemiology
Streptococcus--isolation & purification
Streptococcus pneumoniae--isolation & purification
Young Adult