Nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children and adults before the introduction of the 10-valent conjugate vaccine, Paraguay.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a cause of invasive diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and other serious infections among children and adults in Paraguay. This study was conducted to establish S. pneumoniae baseline prevalence, serotype distribution, and antibiotic resistance patterns in healthy ch...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Chamorro, Aníbal Kawabata, María da Gloria Carvalho, Fabiana C Pimenta, Fernanda C Lessa, Carlos Torres, María José Lerea, María Eugenia León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280722