Antimicrobial resistance in paediatric Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates amid global implementation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

Summary: Background: Pneumococcal diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children globally, and the burden of these diseases might be worsened by antimicrobial resistance. To understand the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) deployment on antimicrobial resistance...

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Main Authors: Kristin Andrejko, BS, Buddhika Ratnasiri, BA, William P Hausdorff, PhD, Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, Joseph A Lewnard, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:The Lancet Microbe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666524721000641