Changes in the serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing otitis media after PCV13 introduction in Spain.

Changes in the serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing otitis media after PCV13 introduction in Spain.

One of the beneficial effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has been a decrease in the incidence of non-invasive infections, such as otitis media (OM) caused by vaccine serotypes. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiology of pneumococcal OM before and after PCV13 introduction in 2010....

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Main Authors: María Morales, Guillermo Ludwig, Maria Ercibengoa, Cristina Esteva, Viviana Sanchez-Encinales, Marta Alonso, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, José Maria Marimón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209048

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