Pneumococcal carriage in vaccine-eligible children and unvaccinated infants in Lao PDR two years following the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Pneumococcal carriage is a prerequisite for disease, and underpins herd protection provided by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). There are few data on the impact of PCVs in lower income settings, particularly in Asia. In 2013, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) introduced 13-v...

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Published in:	Vaccine Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 296 - 305
Main Authors:	Satzke, Catherine, Dunne, Eileen M., Choummanivong, Molina, Ortika, Belinda D., Neal, Eleanor F.G., Pell, Casey L., Nation, Monica L., Fox, Kimberley K., Nguyen, Cattram D., Gould, Katherine A., Hinds, Jason, Chanthongthip, Anisone, Xeuatvongsa, Anonh, Mulholland, E. Kim, Sychareun, Vanphanom, Russell, Fiona M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 07.01.2019 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	13-Valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Age antibiotic resistance genes Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial resistance Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - immunology Children Children & youth Childrens health Conjugates Cross-Sectional Studies Deoxyribonucleic acid Disease Disease transmission DNA DNA chips DNA microarrays Drug resistance Ethics Female Genes Herd immunity herds Humans Immunity, Herd Immunization Income Infant Infants Laos Laos - epidemiology Lower-middle income country Male Maternal & child health Mortality Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage Nasopharynx - microbiology Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Pneumonia Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence quantitative polymerase chain reaction Rural areas Sample size Serogroup Serotypes Serotyping Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification surveys Vaccination Vaccine impact Vaccines Vaccines, Conjugate - administration & dosage Laos Vaccine impact Herd immunity Lower-middle income country 13-Valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Antimicrobial resistance Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage
ISSN:	0264-410X, 1873-2518, 1873-2518
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