Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Carried by Young Children and Their Association With Acute Otitis Media During the Period 2016–2019

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Carried by Young Children and Their Association With Acute Otitis Media During the Period 2016–2019

Background:Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) is a major cause of acute otitis media (AOM). Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) programs have altered pneumococcal serotype epidemiology in disease and carriage. In this study, we used samples collected during a cross-sectional study to examine if the clin...

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Main Authors: Esra Ekinci, Stefanie Desmet, Liesbet Van Heirstraeten, Colette Mertens, Ine Wouters, Philippe Beutels, Jan Verhaegen, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Heidi Theeten, NPcarriage Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
pneumococcal acute otitis media
serotypes
children
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
AOM
PCV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.664083/full

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