Pneumococcal carriage in households in Karonga District, Malawi, before and after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination

BACKGROUND: Thirteen-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced in Malawi in November 2011 and is offered to infants at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age as part of routine immunisation. PCV13 is expected to reduce vaccine type (VT) nasopharyngeal carriage, leading to reduced transmission...

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Published in:Vaccine
Main Authors: Heinsbroek, Ellen, Tafatatha, Terence, Phiri, Amos, Swarthout, Todd D, Alaerts, Maaike, Crampin, Amelia C, Chisambo, Christina, Mwiba, Oddie, Read, Jonathan M, French, Neil
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6238076/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30352744
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.021
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