Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae 3 Years after Start of Vaccination Program, the Netherlands
To evaluate the effectiveness of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) program, we conducted a cross-sectional observational study on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae 3 years after implementation of the program in the Netherlands. We compared pneumococcal serotypes in 329 prebooster 11-month-old children, 330 fully vaccinated 24-month-old children, and 324 parents with age-matched pre-PCV7 (unvaccinated) controls (ages 12 and 24 months, n = 319 and n = 321, respectively) and 296 of their parents. PCV7 serotype prevalences before and after PCV7 implementation, re... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Emerging Infectious Diseases (10806040) vol.17 (2011) nr.4 p.584-591 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26828290 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.365219 |