Evaluation of the association of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization and density of nasopharyngeal bacterial colonization using a multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.068
Abstract: BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal bacterial colonization is a pre-requisite for developing bacterial mucosal and invasive disease. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) immunization of children reduces their risk of colonization by vaccine-serotypes, which could affect the biome of the… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; nasopharyngeal bacterial; density; pcv ... See more keywords