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Increased Proportions of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Cases Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Sets the Stage for New Serotype 4 Capsular-Switch Recombinants
9 Sept 2024
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BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) identified increased serotype 4 invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), particularly among adults experiencing homelessness (AEH). METHODS: We quantified increased proportions of IPD cases in AEH during 2016-2022. Employing genomic-based characterization of IPD isolates, we identified serotype-switch variants....
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