Impact of national pneumococcal vaccination program on invasive pneumococcal diseases in South Korea
Abstract Following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) declined, however, IPDs replaced by serotypes that are not included in the vaccine have emerged. We describe the epidemiology of IPD in South Korea over a 4.5-year period, e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20363-9 |