Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community

Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community

Abstract Conjunctival pneumococcal serotypes among members of a community have not been investigated well. We determined the prevalence and association of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx and conjunctiva among children in a community before pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. In...

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Main Authors: Yasser Helmy Mohamed, Michiko Toizumi, Masafumi Uematsu, Hien-Anh Thi Nguyen, Lien Thuy Le, Mizuki Takegata, Chihiro Iwasaki, Noriko Kitamura, Monica L. Nation, Eileen M. Dunne, Jason Hinds, Hung Thai Do, Mai Quang Vien, Catherine Satzke, Stefan Flasche, Kim Mulholland, Duc-Anh Dang, Takashi Kitaoka, Lay-Myint Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79175-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79175-4

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