@article{fdi:010074903,
  title = {{A}symptomatic carriage of {S}treptococcus pneumoniae detected by q{PCR} on the palm of hands of populations in rural {S}enegal},
  author = {{N}diaye, {C}. and {B}assene, {H}. and {L}agier, {J}. {C}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}side from malaria, infectious diseases are an important cause of death in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica and continue to pose major public health problems in {A}frican countries, notably pneumonia. {S}treptococcus pneumoniae remains the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia in all age groups. {T}he skin is one of the main infection sites followed by the oropharynx. {T}he skin carriage of certain pathogenic bacteria such as {S}. pneumoniae is often ignored or under-diagnosed. {F}inally, the mode of transmission of these infections remains uncertain. {H}ere, we hypothesized that skin could play a role in the transmission of these infections. {W}e collected 649 cotton swabs from a healthy population in {D}ielmo and {N}diop, rural {S}enegal. {T}he sampling was carried out on the palm of the hands. {A}fter {DNA} extraction and actin control, q{PCR} targeting eight different bacteria was performed on 614 skin samples. {W}e detected {S}treptococcus pneumoniae in 33.06% (203/614), {S}taphylococcus aureus in 18.08% (111/614) and {S}treptococcus pyogenes in 1.95% (12/614) of samples. {A} skin {S}. pneumoniae carriage was detected in more than a third of a rural population in rural {A}frica, highlighting the need to develop hand disinfection programs in order to reduce the burden of infections.},
  keywords = {{SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {e0006945 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0006945},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074903},
}