Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Children with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Turkey: Baseline Evaluation of the Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Nationwide

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2011

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Amer Soc Microbiology

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10.1128/CVI.00526-10

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Before use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV7 became widespread in Turkey, 202 invasive pneumococcus isolates were analyzed. The most common serotypes were 19F and 6B. In children <= 2 years of age, the potential coverage rate of PCV7 was 69.5%. The most frequent non-PCV7 serotypes were 19A, 3, 1, 6A, and 8.

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Childhood Immunization , Resistance , Region , 19A

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Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

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18

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6

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https://doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00526-10
 https://hdl.handle.net/11508/44986

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