Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b Carriage, Central Asia

Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b Carriage, Central Asia

A study of children was conducted in 3 Central Asian Republics. Approximately half of the Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were serotypes included in available vaccine formulations. Approximately 6% of children carried Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Using pneumococcal and Hib conjugate vaccin...

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Main Authors: Stephanie H. Factor, Leslye LaClaire, Melinda Bronsdon, Fleura Suleymanova, Gulbanu Altynbaeva, Bakhtiyar A. Kadirov, Uulkan Shamieva, Scott F. Dowell, Anne Schuchat, Richard Facklam, Benjamin Schwartz, Terence Chorba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
nasopharyngeal carriage
swab study
Central Asian Republics
Kazakhstan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/9/04-0798_article

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