Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children in Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children in Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

Abstract Background Pneumococcal vaccine immunizations may be responsible for alterations in serotype epidemiology within a region. This study investigated the pneumococcal carriage prevalence and the impact of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) on circulating serotypes among heal...

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Main Authors: Deborah K. Narwortey, Alex Owusu-Ofori, Hans-Christian Slotved, Eric S. Donkor, Patrick O. Ansah, Paul Welaga, Godfred Agongo, Abraham R. Oduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
S. pneumoniae
PCV-13
Carriage
Vaccine serotypes
Non-vaccine serotypes
Northern Ghana
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06302-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06302-5

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