Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life

• Main Authors: Chrispin Chaguza (Author), Madikay Senghore (Author), Ebrima Bojang (Author), Stephanie W. Lo (Author), Chinelo Ebruke (Author), Rebecca A. Gladstone (Author), Peggy-Estelle Tientcheu (Author), Rowan E. Bancroft (Author), Archibald Worwui (Author), Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko (Author), Fatima Ceesay (Author), Catherine Okoi (Author), Lesley McGee (Author), Keith P. Klugman (Author), Robert F. Breiman (Author), Michael R. Barer (Author), Richard A. Adegbola (Author), Martin Antonio (Author), Stephen D. Bentley (Author), Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) carriage precedes invasive disease and influences population-wide strain dynamics, but limited data exist on temporal carriage patterns of serotypes due to the prohibitive costs of longitudinal studies. Here, we report carriage prevalence, clearance and ac...