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Incidence rates, emerging serotypes and genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility of pneumococcal disease in Taiwan: A multi-center clinical microbiological study after PCV13 implementation.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jun 2022
Chen Chih-Ho, Janapatla Rajendra Prasad, Su Lin-Hui, Li Hsin-Chieh, Kuo Kuang-Che, Chien Chun-Chih, Hsiao Chang-Chun, Chiu Cheng-Hsun
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Objectives The multi-center clinical microbiological study in Taiwan aimed to evaluate the impact of childhood PCV13 immunization on pneumococcal disease, and the magnitude of serotype replacement in invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal disease among all age groups. Methods The study of culture-confirmed pneumococcal disease (CCPD) was conducted at four hospitals across Taiwan in 2015-2018. Pneumococcal...
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