Prediction of serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease in unvaccinated and vaccinated populations.

INTRODUCTION: Before the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar-7), the relative prevalence of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae was fairly stable worldwide. We sought to develop a statistical tool to predict the relative frequency of different serotypes among di...

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Autori principali: Weinberger, D, Harboe, Z, Flasche, S, Scott, J, Lipsitch, M
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2011