Genetic diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing meningitis and sepsis in Singapore during the first year of PCV7 implementation

Genetic diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing meningitis and sepsis in Singapore during the first year of PCV7 implementation

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of sepsis, meningitis and respiratory disease worldwide. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have now been implemented in many countries worldwide, including Singapore. To evaluate the effectiveness of these vaccines, pneumococcal surveillance studies are...

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Main Authors: Elita Jauneikaite, Johanna Mary Carnon Jefferies, Nicholas William Vere Churton, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Martin Lloyd Hibberd, Stuart Charles Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
capsular type
invasive pneumococcal disease
multilocus sequence typing
Singapore
Streptococcus pneumoniae
vaccine
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2014.37

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