Reduction of Streptococcus pneumoniae in upper respiratory tract cultures and a decreased incidence of related acute otitis media following introduction of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in a Swedish county

BACKGROUND: The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on invasive pneumococcal disease is frequently reported, but the impact on upper respiratory tract infections in a clinical setting is less documented. Our aim in this 5-year observational study was to investigate serotype changes in a...

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Autores principales: Littorin, Nils, Ahl, Jonas, Uddén, Fabian, Resman, Fredrik, Riesbeck, Kristian
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/PMC4982432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27514843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1750-5

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