Divergent serotype distribution between children with otitis media and those without in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era

We investigated pneumococcal carriage between children ≦5 years old with otitis media (OM) and those without. Non-PCV13 serotypes were common in both groups; 19A remained the second most common serotype among children with OM despite high PCV13 coverage. This is important when considering a schedule...

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Published in:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Main Authors:	Chih-Ho Chen, Chyi-Liang Chen, Adriano Arguedas, Joanna Southern, Chang-Chun Hsiao, Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-12-01
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype Carriage Otitis media Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220301171