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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 36, 2004 - Issue 9
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The Impact of Active Intervention on the Spread of Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Swedish Day-care Centres

Liselotte Högberg Epidemiology, Stockholm
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Birgitta Henriques Normark Bacteriology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Stockholm
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Håkan Ringberg Karolinska Institute, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm
,
Karin Stenqvist Regional Departments of Communicable Disease Control in Skåne, Västra Götaland
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Hans Fredlund University Hospital Örebro, Västra Götaland
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Patricia Geli Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Örebro, Göteborg
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Katarzyna Grabowska Lund University Hospital, Department of Medical Microbiology, Göteborg
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Eva Melander Malmö University Hospital, Department of Medical Microbiology, Göteborg
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Martin Laurell Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg
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Christina Åhrén Epidemiology, Stockholm
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Eva Törnqvist Bacteriology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Stockholm
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Rosmarie Fält Karolinska Institute, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm
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Dag Höglund Regional Departments of Communicable Disease Control in Skåne, Västra Götaland
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Gunnel Möllerberg University Hospital Örebro, Västra Götaland
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Karl Ekdahl Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Örebro, GöteborgCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 629-635 | Received 22 Mar 2004, Accepted 07 Jul 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Jonas Ahl, Eva Melander, Inga Odenholt, Lisa Tvetman, Tora Thörnblad, Kristian Riesbeck & Håkan Ringberg. (2015) Prevalence of penicillin-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in day-care centres subjected to an intervention to prevent dispersion. Infectious Diseases 47:5, pages 338-344.
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Anne Lennell, Sharon Kühlmann-Berenzon, Patricia Geli, Katarina Hedin, Christer Petersson, Otto Cars, Kerstin Mannerquist, Lars G Burman & Hans Fredlund. (2008) Alcohol-based hand-disinfection reduced children's absence from Swedish day care centers. Acta Paediatrica 97:12, pages 1672-1680.
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