Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Niger: Increased Importance of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C, and a Decrease in Streptococcus pneumoniae Following 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction

BACKGROUND: Meningitis is endemic in Niger. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) were introduced in 2008 and 2014, respectively. Vaccination campaign against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A was carried out in 2010–2011. We evaluated...

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Autores principales: Kourna Hama, Mamadou, Khan, Dam, Laouali, Boubou, Okoi, Catherine, Yam, Abdoulaye, Haladou, Moussa, Worwui, Archibald, Ndow, Peter Sylvanus, Nse Obama, Ricardo, Mwenda, Jason M, Biey, Joseph, Ntsama, Bernard, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda A, Antonio, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz598

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