Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 6 isolates from IPD in children and adults in Germany.

This study presents serogroup 6 isolates from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) before and after the recommendation for childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Germany (July 2006). A total of 19,299 (children: 3508, adults: 15,791) isolates were serotyped. Serogroup 6 isolates accounted fo...

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Main Authors: Mark van der Linden, Nadine Winkel, Sharon Küntzel, Aron Farkas, Stephanie Russo Perniciaro, Ralf René Reinert, Matthias Imöhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3621884?pdf=render