Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on pneumococcal carriage in Fiji: results from four annual cross-sectional carriage surveys

Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on pneumococcal carriage in Fiji: results from four annual cross-sectional carriage surveys

Summary: Background: The indirect effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are mediated through reductions in carriage of vaccine serotypes. Data on PCVs in Asia and the Pacific are scarce. Fiji introduced the ten-valent PCV (PCV10) in 2012, with a schedule consisting of three priming dose...

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Main Authors: Eileen M Dunne, PhD, Catherine Satzke, PhD, Felisita T Ratu, BPHN, Eleanor F G Neal, MPH, Laura K Boelsen, PhD, Silivia Matanitobua, BLMS, Casey L Pell, BBiomedSc, Monica L Nation, BBiomedSc[Hons], Belinda D Ortika, MSc, Rita Reyburn, MSc, Kylie Jenkins, MPH, Cattram Nguyen, PhD, Katherine Gould, PhD, Jason Hinds, PhD, Lisi Tikoduadua, MBBS, Joseph Kado, MMed, Eric Rafai, MBBS, Mike Kama, MBBS, E Kim Mulholland, ProfMD, Fiona M Russell, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18303838

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