Table 1 Source of specimens
Study | Age | Study type | Collection years | Location | Aboriginal or Non-aboriginal | Children in original study (number NTHi +ve) | Number of children NTHi +ve children included in analysis | Specimen type | Number phenotypic NTHi +ve specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aa | 0–6 years | Cross-sectional | 2012 | Urban | Both | 564 (185) | 173 | Np | 172 |
ED | 1 | ||||||||
B [2] | 0–3 years | Cross-sectional | 2010–2012 | Remote | Aboriginal | 444 (328) | 313 | Np | 308 |
ED | 5 | ||||||||
C [2] | 5–8 years | Cross-sectional | 2010–2012 | Remote | Aboriginal | 138 (133) | 80 | N | 78 |
ED | 4 | ||||||||
D [10] | 0–7 months | RCT cohort | 2011–2013 | Remote | Aboriginal | 63 (57) | 57 | Np | 132 |
ED | 5 | ||||||||
E [4] | 0–10 years | Cross-sectional | 2011–2013 | Urban and remote | Both | 69 (42) | 42 | Np | 22 |
BAL | 30 | ||||||||
Throat | 16 | ||||||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total = 665 |  | Total = 773 |