Population effect of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae in Kilifi, Kenya: findings from cross-sectional carriage studies

Background: The effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in developed countries was enhanced by indirect protection of unvaccinated individuals, mediated by reduced nasopharyngeal carriage of vaccine-serotype pneumococci. The potential indirect protection of 10-valent PCV (PCV10) in a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Dr. Laura L Hammitt, MD, Donald O Akech, BSc, Susan C Morpeth, FRACP, Angela Karani, BSc, Norbert Kihuha, BSc, Sammy Nyongesa, MSc, Tahreni Bwanaali, MBA, Edward Mumbo, BSc, Tatu Kamau, MPH, Shahnaaz K Sharif, MD, Prof. J Anthony G Scott, FRCP
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Elsevier 2014-07-01
Schriftenreihe:	The Lancet Global Health
Online-Zugang:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14702244
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