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
Hauptverfasser: Parra, Eliana L, De La Hoz, Fernando, Díaz, Paula L, Sanabria, Olga, Realpe, María Elena, Moreno, Jaime
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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.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.074