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Maternal carriage of group b streptococcus and escherichia coli in a district hospital in Mozambique

Madrid, lola; Maculuve, sonia amós; Vilajeliu, alba; Sáez, emma; Massora, sergio; Cossa, anésio; Varo, Rosauro; Sitoe, antónio; Mosqueda, Noraida; Anselmo, Rui; Munguambe, Khatia; Soto, Sara M; Moraleda, Cinta; Macete, Eusebio; Menéndez, Clara; Bassat, quique.
Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 37 (11), 2018
Background: In low-income countries, data on prevalence and effects of group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) colonization among pregnant women are scarce, but necessary to formulate prevention strategies. We assessed prevalence of GBS and E. coli colonization and factors associated a...
Carrier State/epidemiology, Carrier State/microbiology, Escherichia coli/isolation & purification, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology, Hospitals, District/organization & administration, Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology, d0132910
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Early Declines in Vaccine Type Pneumococcal Carriage in Children Less Than 5 Years Old After Introduction of 10-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Mozambique

Sigauque, betuel; Moiane, benild; Massora, sergio; Pimenta, fabiana; Verani, jennifer r; Mucavele, helio; Chauque, alberto; Santos, rita t; Carvalho, maria da gloria; Whitney, cynthia g; Leesa, fernanda c.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; 37 (10o), 2018
Pneumococcal carriage is a precursor of invasive pneumococcal disease. Mozambique introduced 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in April 2013, using a 3-dose schedule without a booster. We evaluated PCV10 impact on pneumococcal carriage and colonization density by HIV status. Methods: We c...
Mozambique/epidemiology, Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology, Carrier State/epidemiology, HIV Infections/complications, Vaccination, Child, Pneumonia
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among HIV-infected and -uninfected children <5 years of age before introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Mozambique

Verani, jennifer r; Massora, sérgio; Acacio, sozinho; Santos, rita teresa; Vubil, delfino; Pimenta, fabiana; Moura, Iaci; Whitney, cynthia g; Costa, maria helena; Macete, eusébio; Matsinhe, Mmria benigna; Carvalho, maria da gloria; Sigauque, betuel.
PLos ONE; 13 (2), 2018
Nasopharyngeal carriage is a precursor for pneumococcal disease and can be useful for evaluating pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) impact. We studied pre-PCV pneumococcal carriage among HIV-infected and -uninfected children in Mozambique. Between October 2012 and March 2013, we enrolled HIV-infected c...
Mozambique/epidemiology, Pneumococcal Infections/immunology, Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology, Child, Preschool, Carrier State/epidemiology, Infections/virology, Pneumonia/immunology
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