Influence of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on the temporal variation of pneumococcal carriage and the nasal microbiota in healthy infants: a longitudinal analysis of a case–control study

Influence of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on the temporal variation of pneumococcal carriage and the nasal microbiota in healthy infants: a longitudinal analysis of a case–control study

Abstract Background Bacterial colonization of the upper airways is a prerequisite for subsequent invasive disease. With the introduction of the 7- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13), changes in pneumococcal upper airway colonization have been described. It is, however, le...

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Main Authors: Moana Mika, Josua Maurer, Insa Korten, Aurélie Allemann, Suzanne Aebi, Silvio D. Brugger, Weihong Qi, Urs Frey, Philipp Latzin, Markus Hilty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pneumococcal carriage
Nasal microbiota
Oligotyping
Healthy infants
Prospective cohort study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0302-6

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