The complexity of serotype replacement of pneumococci

Pneumococci respond extremely rapidly to the vaccine pressure created by the conjugate vaccines (PCVs). Vaccine serotypes are disappearing, meanwhile new, often previously very rare types are emerging, and it is difficult to establish what makes certain serotypes more successful in replacement. The...

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Main Author: Orsolya Dobay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-11-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1621068