Molecular epidemiology of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae among invasive isolates from Alaska, 1986–2010

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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Main Authors: Karen Rudolph, M.G. Bruce, L. Bulkow, T. Zulz, A. Reasonover, M. Harker-Jones, D. Hurlburt, T.W. Hennessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-08-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
serotype 19A
MLST
invasive disease
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/20854/pdf_1

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