Outbreaks ofKingella kingaeInfections in Daycare Facilities
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Outbreaks of Kingella kingae Infections in Daycare Facilities
During the past 3 decades, Western countries have reported a rising number of mothers entering the workforce and, consequently, a growing number of children receiving care outside the home. This trend has substantial public health consequences because the incidence of infectious diseases in general, and of those caused by respiratory pathogens in particular, has substantially increased among da...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2005.131633