A longitudinal hospital-based epidemiology study to assess acute otitis media incidence and nasopharyngeal carriage in Korean children up to 24 months

• Main Authors: Jin Lee (Author), Ki Hwan Kim (Author), Dae Sun Jo (Author), Sang Hyuk Ma (Author), Jong-Hyun Kim (Author), Chun Soo Kim (Author), Hwang Min Kim (Author), Jin Han Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was conducted to assess the nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage and acute otitis media (AOM) occurrence in Korean children who received pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). The longitudinal study was conducted through four consecutive visits. At each visit, NP aspirates were obtained and subj...