Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy Children: Implications for the Use of Heptavalent Pnemococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy Children: Implications for the Use of Heptavalent Pnemococcal Conjugate Vaccine

We assessed the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes in the nasopharynx of healthy children, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, risk factors for carriage, and the coverage of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. In 2,799 healthy infants and children, the S. pneumoniae carrier...

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Main Authors: Paola Marchisio, Susanna Esposito, Gian Carlo Schito, Anna Marchese, Roberta Cavagna, Nicola Principi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
children
conjugate vaccine
epidemiology
Italy
nasopharyngeal carriage
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0235_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0235_article

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