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Epidemiology of pneumococcal serotype 6A and 6C among invasive and carriage isolates from Alaska, 1986-2009.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Mar 2013
Rudolph Karen, Bruce Michael, Bruden Dana, Zulz Tammy, Wenger Jay, Reasonover Alisa, Harker-Jones Marcella, Hurlburt Debby, Hennessy Thomas
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We investigated serotype 6A/6C invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence, genetic diversity, and carriage before and after 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) introduction in Alaska. IPD cases (1986-2009) were identified through population-based laboratory surveillance. Isolates we...
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