Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj

To investigate the nasal carriage of some respiratory bacterial pathogens that are responsible for infections associated with person-to-person transmission, we conducted a cohort survey of pilgrims departing to Mecca for the 2012 Hajj season. In this report, we demonstrate the acquisition of Strepto...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. e106 - e109
Main Authors Benkouiten, Samir, Gautret, Philippe, Belhouchat, Khadidja, Drali, Tassadit, Salez, Nicolas, Memish, Ziad A, Al Masri, Malak, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Brouqui, Philippe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 15.02.2014
Subjects
Bacterial infections
Carrier State - epidemiology
Carrier State - microbiology
Cohort Studies
Crowding
Disease transmission
Gram-positive bacteria
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Nasal Mucosa - microbiology
Pilgrims
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology
Prospective Studies
Respiratory diseases
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Travel
Saudi Arabia
epidemiology
cohort study
Hajj
bacteria
pneumonia
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Summary:To investigate the nasal carriage of some respiratory bacterial pathogens that are responsible for infections associated with person-to-person transmission, we conducted a cohort survey of pilgrims departing to Mecca for the 2012 Hajj season. In this report, we demonstrate the acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasal carriage in returning Hajj pilgrims.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cit749