Pneumococcal carriage in young children one year after introduction of the 13-valent conjugate vaccine in Italy.

Pneumococcal carriage in young children one year after introduction of the 13-valent conjugate vaccine in Italy.

BACKGROUND:In mid 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was replaced by the 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for childhood immunization in Italy. Our objective in this study was to obtain a snapshot of pneumococcal carriage frequency, colonizing serotypes, and antibiotic resist...

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Main Authors: Romina Camilli, Laura Daprai, Francesca Cavrini, Donatella Lombardo, Fabio D'Ambrosio, Maria Del Grosso, Maria Fenicia Vescio, Maria Paola Landini, Maria Grazia Pascucci, Erminio Torresani, Maria Laura Garlaschi, Vittorio Sambri, Annalisa Pantosti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790677?pdf=render

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