Characteristics of Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease before and after Universal Childhood Immunization with PCV13 in Massachusetts

Background: Although a substantial decline in vaccine-serotype invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence was observed following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), the estimated range of thirteen-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13) effectiveness for serotype 3 disease is wide...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Rotem Lapidot, Kimberly M. Shea, Inci Yildirim, Howard J. Cabral, Stephen I. Pelton, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Subjects:	<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3</i> PCV13 invasive pneumococcal disease
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/5/396