Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacterial nasopharyngeal colonization seven years post-introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in South African children

Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacterial nasopharyngeal colonization seven years post-introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in South African children

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) reduce pneumococcal-associated disease by reducing vaccine-serotype (VT) acquisition in vaccinated children, thereby interrupting VT transmission. The 7-valent-PCV was introduced in the South African immunization program in 2009 (13-valen...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Downs, Courtney P. Olwagen, Lara Van Der Merwe, Susan A. Nzenze, Marta C. Nunes, Shabir A. Madhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pneumococcus
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Colonization
Serotyping
19F
Density
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005684

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