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Serotypes and genotypes of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after PCV10 implementation in southern Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Caierão Juliana, Hawkins Paulina, Sant'anna Fernando Hayashi, da Cunha Gabriela Rosa, d'Azevedo Pedro Alves, McGee Lesley, Dias Cícero
Abstract excerpt
To reduce the burden of pneumococcal diseases, different formulations of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) have been introduced in many countries. In Brazil, PCV10 has been available since 2010. We aimed to analyze the serotype and genetic composition of invasive pneumococci from Brazil in pre- and post-vaccination periods (2007-2012). Antibiotic susceptibility was determined and genotypes of macrolide and...
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