Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Carried by Young Children and Their Association With Acute Otitis Media During the Period 2016-2019

• Main Authors: Esra Ekinci (Author), Stefanie Desmet (Author), Liesbet Van Heirstraeten (Author), Colette Mertens (Author), Ine Wouters (Author), Philippe Beutels (Author), Jan Verhaegen (Author), Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar (Author), Heidi Theeten (Author), NPcarriage Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) is a major cause of acute otitis media (AOM). Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) programs have altered pneumococcal serotype epidemiology in disease and carriage. In this study, we used samples collected during a cross-sectional study to examine if the clin...