Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute bacterial meningitis in Mozambique: implications for a national immunization strategy

BACKGROUND: S. pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in children. Vaccination using the 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) was recently introduced into the National Immunization Program in Mozambique, but data on serotype coverage of this vaccine formulation are scarc...

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Autores principales: Nhantumbo, Aquino Albino, Gudo, Eduardo Samo, Caierão, Juliana, Munguambe, Alcides Moniz, Comé, Charlotte Elizabeth, Zimba, Tomás Francisco, Moraes, Milton Ozório, Dias, Cícero, Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27357587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0747-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27357587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0747-y

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