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Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2-29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
BMC infectious diseases - 11 Jun 2008
Antonio Martin, Dada-Adegbola Hannah, Biney Ekow, Awine Tim, O'Callaghan John, Pfluger Valentin, Enwere Godwin, Okoko Brown, Oluwalana Claire, Vaughan Adeola, Zaman Syed Ma, Pluschke Gerd, Greenwood Brian M, Cutts Felicity, Adegbola Richard A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The study describes the molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in Gambian children METHODS: One hundred and thirty-two S. pneumoniae isolates were recovered from children aged 2-29 months during the course of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial...
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