Co-occurrence of bacteria and viruses and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx of Tanzanian children below 2 years of age following introduction of the PCV13

• Main Authors: Matilda Emgård (Author), Maria Andersson (Author), Lucia Gonzales-Siles (Author), Sia E. Msuya (Author), Balthazar M. Nyombi (Author), Rickard Nordén (Author), Florida Muro (Author), Magnus Lindh (Author), Rune Andersson (Author), Susann Skovbjerg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionPneumococcal conjugate vaccines have reduced severe disease attributed to vaccine-type pneumococci in children. However, the effect is dependent on serotype distribution in the population and disease development may be influenced by co-occurrence of viral and bacterial pathogens in the n...