Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A in Children, South Korea

Despite the concern of replacement disease, notably by serotype 19A after 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7) use, serotype 19A was increasingly recognized in Korean children before the introduction of PCV7. To understand the dynamics of serogroup 19 prevalence from 1991–2006, we serotyped 538 pediatr...

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Main Authors: Eun Hwa Choi, So Hee Kim, Byung Wook Eun, Sun Jung Kim, Nam Hee Kim, Hoan Jong Lee, Jina Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/2/07-0807_article