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Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Hungary, and coverage of the conjugate vaccines.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Dec 2010
Dobay Orsolya, Ungvári Agnes, Kardos Szilvia, Kristóf Katalin, Hajdú Edit, Szabó Judit, Knausz Márta, Nagy Erzsébet, Rozgonyi Ferenc, Amyes Sebastian G B, Nagy Károly
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenar) was introduced as a recommended (but not yet obligatory) vaccine in Hungary in April 2009 and there was a sharp increase in the number of children vaccinated. Hence there is an urgent need for in-depth epidemiological data on invasive pneumococci before vaccination becomes widespread. Such a study has never been done before in Hungary....
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