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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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Invasive pneumococcal disease in children<5 years of age in rural Mozambique

Roca, A; Sigaúque, B; Quintó, Ll; Mandomando, L; Vallès, X; Espasa, M; Abacassamo, F; Sacarlal, J; Macete, E; Nhacolo, A; Levine, M; Alonso, P.
Trop. med. int. health; 11 (9), 2006
Objectivos Estimar a incidência e as características epidemiológicas do pneumococo invasivodoença (DPI) em crianças de <5 anos de idade residentes em uma área rural do sul de Moçambique.Métodos Como parte do manejo clínico de crianças internadas em Manhiçum Hospital Distrital,A vigilância pr...
Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Meningitis, Pneumococcal/epidemiology, Chloramphenicol/therapeutic use, Rural Population, Mozambique/epidemiology, Population Surveillance/methods, Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia/chemically induced, Rural Health, Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use
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