Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Carriage Rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Rural Community in the Dominican Republic | Zendy

M Dunn | Zendy; Fernanda C. Lessa | Zendy; Jacqueline Sánchez | Zendy; Ramona Cordero | Zendy; Jesús Feris-Iglesias | Zendy; Doraliza Cedano | Zendy; Maria da Glória Carvalho | Zendy; Josefina Fernández | Zendy; Kristen A. Feemster | Zendy

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Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Carriage Rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Rural Community in the Dominican Republic

Author(s) -

M Dunn,

Fernanda C. Lessa,

Jacqueline Sánchez,

Ramona Cordero,

Jesús Feris-Iglesias,

Doraliza Cedano,

Maria da Glória Carvalho,

Josefina Fernández,

Kristen A. Feemster

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiab172

Subject(s) - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , vaccination , carriage , pneumococcal infections , pediatrics , confidence interval , cohort , odds ratio , immunology , antibiotics , biology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology

Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) leads to thousands of pediatric deaths annually. Pneumococcal colonization precedes IPD. In 2013, the Dominican Republic introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) into its routine infant immunization program, with doses at ages 2, 4, and 12 months. Prevalence of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization was evaluated post-PCV13 introduction.

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