Effect of the of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Nepal 4 years after introduction: an observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Shrijana Shrestha, ProfMD (Author), Meeru Gurung, MD (Author), Puja Amatya, MD (Author), Sanjeev Bijukchhe, MSc (Author), Anindya Sekhar Bose, MD (Author), Michael J Carter, DPhil (Author), Madhav C Gautam, MSc (Author), Sunaina Gurung, MBBS (Author), Jason Hinds, PhD (Author), Rama Kandasamy, DPhil (Author), Sarah Kelly, MSc (Author), Bibek Khadka, MSc (Author), Pratistha Maskey, MBBS (Author), Yama F Mujadidi, MSc (Author), Peter J O'Reilly, MSc (Author), Bhishma Pokhrel, MD (Author), Rahul Pradhan, MSc (Author), Ganesh P Shah, MD (Author), Sonu Shrestha, MSc (Author), Brian Wahl, PhD (Author), Katherine L O'Brien, MD (Author), Maria Deloria Knoll, PhD (Author), David R Murdoch, ProfMD (Author), Dominic F Kelly, PhD (Author), Stephen Thorson, MD (Author), Merryn Voysey, DPhil (Author), Andrew J Pollard, ProfFMedSci (Author), Kalpana Acharya (Author), Baikuntha Acharya (Author), Imran Ansari (Author), Ruby Basi (Author), Shriya Bista (Author), Sabitri Bista (Author), Arjun Kumar Budha (Author), Saraswati Budhathoki (Author), Rasmila Deshar (Author), Swati Dhungel (Author), Sally Felle (Author), Kushal Gautam (Author), Katie Gorham (Author), Tshering Yanyzon Gurung (Author), Pallavi Gurung (Author), Roshan Jha (Author), Manisha K.C (Author), Shirty Raj Karnikar (Author), Anushiya Kattel (Author), Laxmi Lama (Author), Tham Kumari Pun Magar (Author), Mamata Maharjan (Author), Anshu Mallik (Author), Alexandra Michel (Author), Diksha Nepal (Author), Jita Nepal (Author), Kate M Park (Author), Krishna Govinda Prajapati (Author), Rupa Pudasaini (Author), Subash Shrestha (Author), Matthew Smedley (Author), Rose Weeks (Author), Jyoti Kumari Yadav (Author), Sonu Kumar Yadav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In Nepal, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a common cause of bacterial pneumonia in children, and is a major health concern. There are few data on the effect of vaccination on the disease or colonisation with pneumococci in the nasopharynx of children in this setting....