Abstract
The carriage rate of Kingella kingae among Jewish and Bedouin children living in southern Israel paralleled the age-related incidence of invasive infections. Age 6-29 months was a significant risk factor for K. kingae colonization in both ethnic groups; day-care attendance was a risk factor in Jewish children, whereas living in a shanty town was negatively associated with carriage in Bedouins.
MeSH terms
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Analysis of Variance
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Arabs / statistics & numerical data
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Carrier State / epidemiology*
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Israel / epidemiology
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Jews / statistics & numerical data
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Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
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Male
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Neisseriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Neisseriaceae Infections / ethnology
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Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Pharynx / microbiology*
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Prevalence
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Regression Analysis
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Risk Factors