Invasiveness potential of pneumococcal serotypes in children after introduction of PCV13 in Blantyre, Malawi

Invasiveness potential of pneumococcal serotypes in children after introduction of PCV13 in Blantyre, Malawi

Abstract Introduction The introduction of PCV13 to the Malawi infant immunization schedule in 2011 has been associated with reduced disease from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Improved understanding of serotypes with high invasive potential can guide future vaccination interventions. We aimed to estimate...

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Main Authors: Amir Kirolos, Todd D. Swarthout, Andrew A. Mataya, Farouck Bonomali, Comfort Brown, Jacquline Msefula, Naor Bar-Zeev, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Maaike Alaerts, Sithembile Bilima, Robert S. Heyderman, Neil French
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pneumococcus
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Acute Respiratory Infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08022-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08022-4

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