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Dynamics of Colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains in Healthy Peruvian Children

BACKGROUND: Although asymptomatic carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is common, acquisition of the bacteria is the first step in disease pathogenesis. We examined the effect of introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine on Spn carriage patterns in a cohort of Peruvian children. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Kristin N, Grijalva, Carlos G, Chochua, Sopio, Hawkins, Paulina A, Gil, Ana I, Lanata, Claudio F, Griffin, Marie R, Edwards, Kathryn M, Klugman, Keith P, Vidal, Jorge E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29588913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy039