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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Main Authors: Yeon Haw Jung, Yong June Choe, Chae Young Lee, Sang Oun Jung, Dong Han Lee, Jae Il Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20363-9