Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers.

Authors: Waghela, Pari, Davis, Raechel, Campbell, Melissa, Datta, Rupak, Hislop, Maikel S, Vega, Noel J, Wurst, Loren, Yolda-Carr, Devyn, Couch, Luke, Hernandez, Michael, Grant, Lindsay R, Alexander-Parrish, Ronika, Arguedas, Adriano, Gessner, Bradford D, Martinello, Richard A, Weinberger, Daniel M, Wyllie, Anne L

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases; Feb2025, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, MEDICAL personnel, NURSES, CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics), PHYSICIANS

Contact with young children is a major risk factor for pneumococcal colonization in older adults.

Authors: Wyllie, Anne L, Yolda-Carr, Devyn, Hislop, Maikel S, Mbodj, Sidiya, Wurst, Loren, Waghela, Pari, Alexander-Parrish, Ronika, Grant, Lindsay R, Arguedas, Adriano, Gessner, Bradford D, Weinberger, Daniel M

Source: FEMS Microbes; 2024, Vol. 5, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: OLDER people, PNEUMOCOCCAL vaccines, STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae, SALIVA analysis, HOUSEHOLDS