Assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease using polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance: an experience from South Africa

BACKGROUND: The use of molecular diagnostic techniques for the evaluation of the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has not been documented. We aimed to evaluate the impact of PCVs on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based techniques and compare...

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Published in:BMC Infect Dis
Main Authors: Tempia, Stefano, Wolter, Nicole, Cohen, Cheryl, Walaza, Sibongile, von Mollendorf, Claire, Cohen, Adam L., Moyes, Jocelyn, de Gouveia, Linda, Nzenze, Susan, Treurnicht, Florette, Venter, Marietjie, Groome, Michelle J., Madhi, Shabir A., von Gottberg, Anne
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620746/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26496761
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1198-z
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