Pneumococcal Carriage in Infants Post-PCV10 Introduction in Pakistan: Results from Serial Cross-Sectional Surveys

Pneumococcal Carriage in Infants Post-PCV10 Introduction in Pakistan: Results from Serial Cross-Sectional Surveys

The 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine was introduced in Pakistan’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 2013 as a 3 + 0 schedule without catchup. We conducted three annual cross-sectional surveys from 2014–2016 to measure vaccine-type (VT) carriage in infants from a rural part of Pakistan. Nasopha...

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Main Authors: Shahira Shahid, Amala Khan, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Farah Khalid, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, Sheraz Ahmed, Furqan Kabir, Aneeta Hotwani, Sahrish Muneer, Syed Asad Ali, Cynthia G. Whitney, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Fyezah Jehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
streptococcus pneumoniae
10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pakistan
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/6/971

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