Regional variations in serotype distribution and vaccination status in children under six years of age with invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany.

<h4>Overview</h4>The protective effect of infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) recommendation can be seen in Germany as a whole and in smaller regional groups. Comparisons between population-normalized geographic regions of Germany show different serotype distributions after progr...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Perniciaro, Matthias Imöhl, Christina Fitzner, Mark van der Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210278