Long-term effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage of S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.

Shifts in pneumococcal serotypes following introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) may alter the presence of other bacterial pathogens co-inhabiting the same nasopharyngeal niche.Nasopharyngeal prevalence rates of S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis wer...

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Main Authors: Judith Spijkerman, Sabine M P J Prevaes, Elske J M van Gils, Reinier H Veenhoven, Jacob P Bruin, Debby Bogaert, Alienke J Wijmenga-Monsuur, Germie P J M van den Dobbelsteen, Elisabeth A M Sanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382588?pdf=render