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High multiple carriage and emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype variants in Malawian children.
BMC infectious diseases - 20 Jun 2015
Kamng'ona Arox W, Hinds Jason, Bar-Zeev Naor, Gould Katherine A, Chaguza Chrispin, Msefula Chisomo, Cornick Jennifer E, Kulohoma Benard W, Gray Katherine, Bentley Stephen D, French Neil, Heyderman Robert S, Everett Dean B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carriage of either single or multiple pneumococcal serotypes (multiple carriage) is a prerequisite for developing invasive pneumococcal disease. However, despite the reported high rates of pneumococcal carriage in Malawi, no data on carriage of multiple serotypes has been reported previously. Our study provides the first description of the prevalence of multiple pneumococcal carriage in Malawi....
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