Pediatric Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Three Years after PCV13 Introduction in the National Immunization Plan—The Continued Importance of Serotype 3

Pediatric Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Three Years after PCV13 Introduction in the National Immunization Plan—The Continued Importance of Serotype 3

The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PCV7 and PCV13 led to decreases in incidence of pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease (pIPD) and changes in serotype distribution. We evaluated the consequences of higher vaccine uptake after the introduction of PCV13 in the National Immunization...

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Main Authors: Catarina Silva-Costa, Joana Gomes-Silva, Lúcia Prados, Mário Ramirez, José Melo-Cristino, on behalf of the Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections, the Portuguese Study Group of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
conjugate vaccine
serotype
invasive disease
epidemiology
molecular diagnostics
antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/7/1428

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