Trend change of nasopharyngeal colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae in children attending daycare centres: nationwide population-based study, South Korea 2014 and 2019

ABSTRACT: Background: Nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is common in children, and may evolve as the source of invasive infections. In Korea, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) were introduced >10 years ago, enab...

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Main Authors: Young June Choe, Mi Seon Han, Youn Young Choi, Young Joo Sohn, Ye Kyung Kim, Kyung Min Kim, Ji Young Park, Hyun Mi Kang, In Ae Yoon, Jae Hong Choi, Chi Eun Oh, Eun Young Cho, Hyunju Lee, Eun Hwa Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221006986