Molecular epidemiology of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae among invasive isolates from Alaska, 1986–2010
Background. After the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in Alaska, the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to non-vaccine serotypes, particularly serotype 19A, increased. The aim of this study was to describe the molecular epidemiology of IPD due to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2013-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/20854/pdf_1 |