Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumonia in children with invasive disease in Turkey: 2015-2018

• Main Authors: Mehmet Ceyhan (Author), Kubra Aykac (Author), Nezahat Gurler (Author), Yasemin Ozsurekci (Author), Lütfiye Öksüz (Author), Özlem Altay Akısoglu (Author), Fatma Nur Öz (Author), Melike Emiroglu (Author), Hatice TurkDagi (Author), Akgün Yaman (Author), Güner Söyletir (Author), Candan Öztürk (Author), Nezahat Akpolat (Author), Cüneyt Özakin (Author), Faruk Aydın (Author), Şöhret Aydemir (Author), Abdurrahman Kiremitci (Author), Meral Gültekin (Author), Yıldız Camcıoglu (Author), Yasemin Zer (Author), Hüseyin Güdücüoğlu (Author), Zeynep Gülay (Author), Asuman Birinci (Author), Cigdem Arabaci (Author), Adem Karbuz (Author), Ilker Devrim (Author), Yelda Sorguc (Author), Betil Özhak Baysan (Author), Eda Karadag Oncel (Author), Nisel Yilmaz (Author), Yasemin Ay Altintop (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To determine the serotype distribution of pneumococcus causing invasive pneumococcal disease (meningitidis, bacteremia and empyema) in children in Turkey, and to observe potential changes in this distribution in time to guide effective vaccine strategies. Methods: We surveyed S. pneumoni...