Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage among healthy and sick pediatric patients before the generalized implementation of the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine in Morocco from 2010 to 2011

• Main Authors: Imane Jroundi (Author), Chafik Mahraoui (Author), Rachid Benmessaoud (Author), Cinta Moraleda (Author), Carmen Munoz Almagro (Author), Meryem Seffar (Author), Houssain Tligui (Author), Selma C. Kettani (Author), Badr S. Benjelloun (Author), Pedro L. Alonso (Author), Quique Bassat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Nasopharyngeal carriage studies provide insights into the local prevalence of circulating pneumococcal serotypes. These data are critical to vaccination monitoring, as they allow for the prediction and assessment of impact. Very little data are available on the carriage of pneumococcal sero...