Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) carriage precedes invasive disease and influences population-wide strain dynamics, but limited data exist on temporal carriage patterns of serotypes due to the prohibitive costs of longitudinal studies. Here, we report carriage prevalence, clearance and ac...

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Main Authors: Chrispin Chaguza, Madikay Senghore, Ebrima Bojang, Stephanie W. Lo, Chinelo Ebruke, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Peggy-Estelle Tientcheu, Rowan E. Bancroft, Archibald Worwui, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Fatima Ceesay, Catherine Okoi, Lesley McGee, Keith P. Klugman, Robert F. Breiman, Michael R. Barer, Richard A. Adegbola, Martin Antonio, Stephen D. Bentley, Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.587730/full