Emerging pneumococcal carriage serotypes in a high-risk population receiving universal 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine since 2001

Emerging pneumococcal carriage serotypes in a high-risk population receiving universal 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine since 2001

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Australia in June 2001, a unique pneumococcal vaccine schedule commenced for Indigenous infants; seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (7PCV) given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vacci...

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Main Authors: Stubbs Liz, Wilson Cate A, McCallum Gabrielle B, Morris Peter S, Leach Amanda J, Beissbarth Jemima, Jacups Susan, Hare Kim, Smith-Vaughan Heidi C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/121

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