Population effect of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae in Kilifi, Kenya: findings from cross-sectional carriage studies

• Main Authors: Dr. Laura L Hammitt, MD (Author), Donald O Akech, BSc (Author), Susan C Morpeth, FRACP (Author), Angela Karani, BSc (Author), Norbert Kihuha, BSc (Author), Sammy Nyongesa, MSc (Author), Tahreni Bwanaali, MBA (Author), Edward Mumbo, BSc (Author), Tatu Kamau, MPH (Author), Shahnaaz K Sharif, MD (Author), Prof. J Anthony G Scott, FRCP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in developed countries was enhanced by indirect protection of unvaccinated individuals, mediated by reduced nasopharyngeal carriage of vaccine-serotype pneumococci. The potential indirect protection of 10-valent PCV (PCV10) in a...