Rates of Acquisition of Pneumococcal Colonization and Transmission Probabilities, by Serotype, Among Newborn Infants in Kilifi District, Kenya | Zendy

Caroline Tigoi | Zendy; Hellen Gatakaa | Zendy; Angela Karani | Zendy; Daisy Mugo | Zendy; Stella Kungu | Zendy; Eva Wanjiru | Zendy; Jane Jomo | Zendy; Robert Musyimi | Zendy; John Ojal | Zendy; Nina E. Glass | Zendy; Osman Abdullahi | Zendy; J. Anthony G. Scott | Zendy

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Rates of Acquisition of Pneumococcal Colonization and Transmission Probabilities, by Serotype, Among Newborn Infants in Kilifi District, Kenya

Author(s) -

Caroline Tigoi,

Hellen Gatakaa,

Angela Karani,

Daisy Mugo,

Stella Kungu,

Eva Wanjiru,

Jane Jomo,

Robert Musyimi,

John Ojal,

Nina E. Glass,

Osman Abdullahi,

J. Anthony G. Scott

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis371

Subject(s) - medicine , serotype , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal infections , population , confidence interval , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , transmission (telecommunications) , epidemiology , pediatrics , immunology , antibiotics , environmental health , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering

Herd protection and serotype replacement disease following introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) are attributable to the vaccine's impact on colonization. Prior to vaccine introduction in Kenya, we did an epidemiological study to estimate the rate of pneumococcal acquisition, by serotype, in an uncolonized population.

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