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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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Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute bacterial meningitis in Mozambique: implications for a national immunization strategy

Nhantumbo, aquino albino; Gudo, eduardo samo; Caierão, juliana; Munguambe, alcides moniz; Comé, charlotte elizabeth; Zimba, tomás francisco; Moraes, milton ozório; Dias, cícero; Cantarelli, vlademir vicente.
BMC microbiol; 16 (1), 2016
Background: S. pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in children. Vaccination using the 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) was recently introduced into the National Immunization Program in Mozambique, but data on serotype coverage of this vaccine formulation are scarce. In...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Pneumococcal Vaccines, DNA, Bacterial/analysis, Ceftriaxone/pharmacology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Epidemiological Monitoring, Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology, Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology, Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control, Penicillins/pharmacology, Pneumococcal Infections/immunology, Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology, Pneumococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage, Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification, Streptococcus pneumoniae/genetics, Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification, Streptococcus pneumoniae/radiation effects, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Mozambique/epidemiology
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