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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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Recent progress in immune-based interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmission to children

Voronin, yegor; Jani, ilesh; Graham, barney, s; Cunningham, coleen, k; Mofenson, lynne, m; Musoke, philippa, m; Permar, sallie, r; Scarlatti, gabriella.
J. int. aids soc; 20 (4), 2017
Globally, 150,000 new paediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections occurred in 2015. There remain complex challenges to the global elimination of paediatric HIV-1 infection. Thus, for the global community to achieve elimination of new paediatric HIV-1 infections, innovative approache...
HIV-1, HIV-1/immunology, AIDS Vaccines/administration & dosage, HIV Antibodies, AIDS Vaccines/immunology, HIV Infections, Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology, HIV Antibodies/immunology, HIV Infections/immunology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Infections/virology, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control
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