Changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution in invasive disease and nasopharyngeal carriage after the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Bogotá, Colombia
Highlights • Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence declined in vaccinated children. • The PCV7-serotypes rate was lower in vaccinated than unvaccinated children. • In invasive pneumococcal disease, PCV7 serotypes changed in pre and post-vaccine period. • The results provide a baseline to d...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Vaccine 2013-08, Vol.31 (37), p.4033-4038 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence declined in vaccinated children. • The PCV7-serotypes rate was lower in vaccinated than unvaccinated children. • In invasive pneumococcal disease, PCV7 serotypes changed in pre and post-vaccine period. • The results provide a baseline to determine the vaccine impact in Bogotá. |
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ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.074 |