Persistence of Pneumococcal Serotype 3 in Adult Pneumococcal Disease in Hong Kong

Persistence of Pneumococcal Serotype 3 in Adult Pneumococcal Disease in Hong Kong

The epidemiology of hospitalised pneumococcal disease in adults following the introduction of universal childhood pneumococcal immunisation in 2009 was assessed. Culture-confirmed <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> (SP) from adults hospitalised between 2009 to 2017 were examined. The cases...

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Main Authors: Reema Subramanian, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Nilakshi Barua, Rui Sun, Maggie Haitian Wang, Rita Ng, Edmund A. S. Nelson, David S. Hui, Margaret Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
pneumococcal disease
pneumonia
adults
risk factors
serotype 3
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/756

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