Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution among children with and without pneumonia in Mozambique, 2014-2016.

Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution among children with and without pneumonia in Mozambique, 2014-2016.

BACKGROUND:Pneumococcal colonization is a precursor to pneumonia, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) can decrease vaccine-type (VT) colonization. Pneumococcal colonization studies are traditionally done among healthy children in the community; however, VT colonization prevalence may differ be...

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Main Authors: Tolulope Adebanjo, Fernanda C Lessa, Helio Mucavele, Benild Moiane, Alberto Chauque, Fabiana Pimenta, Sergio Massora, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Cynthia G Whitney, Betuel Sigauque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6019677?pdf=render

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