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International links between Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype 4 sequence type (ST) 801 in Northern European shipyard outbreaks of invasive pneumococcal disease.
Vaccine - 11 Feb 2022
Gladstone R A, Siira L, Brynildsrud O B, Vestrheim D F, Turner P, Clarke S C, Srifuengfung S, Ford R, Lehmann D, Egorova E, Voropaeva E, Haraldsson G, Kristinsson K G, McGee L, Breiman R F, Bentley S D, Sheppard C L, Fry N K, Corander J, Toropainen M, Steens A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal disease outbreaks of vaccine preventable serotype 4 sequence type (ST)801 in shipyards have been reported in several countries. We aimed to use genomics to establish any international links between them. METHODS: Sequence data from ST801-related outbreak isolates from Norway (n = 17), Finland (n = 11) and Northern Ireland (n = 2) were combined with invasive pneumococcal disease...
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