Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults may occur through saliva

H. Levine; S. Zarka; R. Dagan; T. Sela; V. Rozhavski; D. I. Cohen; R. D. Balicer

doi:10.1017/S0950268811000884

Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults may occur through saliva

H. Levine, S. Zarka, R. Dagan, T. Sela, V. Rozhavski, D. I. Cohen, R. D. Balicer

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Abstract

Of 742 army recruits tested for pneumococcal nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal carriage, 6·6% were positive. Frequent sharing of a drinking glass/bottle was a common, strong and independent risk factor for pneumococcal carriage. Our findings strongly suggest, for the first time, that in young adults, transmission of pneumococci may occur via saliva and this should be considered when conducting an outbreak investigation and carriage studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-565
Number of pages	5
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Volume	140
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268811000884
State	Published - 1 Mar 2012

Keywords

Epidemiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae
prevention
public health
transmission

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Infectious Diseases

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