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Published in 2021 at "MethodsX"
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101357
Abstract: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The ten valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) was introduced in Pakistan's Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 2012 as a 3 + 0 schedule… read more here.
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Published in 2019 at "Vaccine"
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.043
Abstract: Brazil introduced the 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) to the routine national immunization program (NIP) in March 2010. In 2017, we investigated the effects of PCV10 on nasopharyngeal carriage of vaccine-types (VT) and non-vaccine-types (NVT) of… read more here.
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Published in 2017 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1180
Abstract: Abstract Background In 2012 the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV-13) was introduced in the National Immunization Program. We performed an epidemiological study to describe SPN nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence. Methods Between June to September 2015 it… read more here.
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Published in 2019 at "BMC Research Notes"
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4330-0
Abstract: ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate nasopharyngeal carriage rate and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae among school children.ResultsThree hundred eleven (43.8%) became culture positive for S. pneumoniae. The carriage rate among children,… read more here.
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Published in 2020 at "F1000Research"
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.27583.3
Abstract: Background: Streptococcus pneumonia causes high morbidity and mortality, particularly in children under five. Nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage predisposes individuals to pneumococcal infection and horizontal spread within the community. Overuse of antibiotics has been linked to increased… read more here.
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Published in 2022 at "Infection and Drug Resistance"
DOI: 10.2147/idr.s377186
Abstract: Background Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is still the world’s most serious public health problem among children under the age of five. Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae has been identified as an important risk factor for… read more here.
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Published in 2021 at "Pathogens"
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020136
Abstract: This cross-sectional study investigated the Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasopharyngeal carriage epidemiology in Accra approximately five years post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccines introduction in the country. Archived nasopharyngeal swabs collected from 410… read more here.
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Published in 2017 at "Balkan Medical Journal"
DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1256
Abstract: Aims: To determine the prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children aged 0-6 years who were vaccinated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 healthy Turkish children… read more here.