Carriage prevalence and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae prior to 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine introduction: A population-based cross-sectional study in South Western Uganda, 2014
Background: Information on Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage before the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) introduction is essential to monitor impact. The 10-valent PCV (PCV10) was officially introduced throughout Ugandan national childhood immunization programs in 2013 and ro...
Main Authors: | Nackers, F, Cohuet, S, le Polain de Waroux, O, Langendorf, C, Nyehangane, D, Ndazima, D, Nanjebe, D, Karani, A, Tumwesigye, E, Mwanga-Amumpaire, J, Scott, J, Grais, R |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Elsevier
2017
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