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Population Genetic Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Kilifi, Kenya, Prior to the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
BACKGROUND: The 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) was introduced in Kenya in 2011. Introduction of any PCV will perturb the existing pneumococcal population structure, thus the aim was to genotype pneumococci collected in Kilifi before PCV10. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Using multilocus seq...
Autores principales: | Brueggemann, Angela B., Muroki, Beth Mbesu, Kulohoma, Benard W., Karani, Angela, Wanjiru, Eva, Morpeth, Susan, Kamau, Tatu, Sharif, Shahnaaz, Scott, J. Anthony G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839905/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24282605 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081539 |
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