Effects of Community-Wide Vaccination with PCV-7 on Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage in The Gambia: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

BACKGROUND: Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) of limited valency is justified in Africa by the high burden of pneumococcal disease. Long-term beneficial effects of PCVs may be countered by serotype replacement. We aimed to determine the impact of PCV-7 vaccination on pneumococca...

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Autores principales: Roca, Anna, Hill, Philip C., Townend, John, Egere, Uzo, Antonio, Martin, Bojang, Abdoulie, Akisanya, Abiodun, Litchfield, Teresa, Nsekpong, David E., Oluwalana, Claire, Howie, Stephen R. C., Greenwood, Brian, Adegbola, Richard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001107

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001107

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