Co-carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae among children younger than 2 years of age in a rural population in Pakistan

Autor: Shahira Shahid, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Fyezah Jehan, Sheraz Ahmed, Furqan Kabir, Aneeta Hotwani, Sahrish Muneer, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, Sajid Muhammad, Asad Ali, Anita K.M. Zaidi, Najeeha T. Iqbal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 101293- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-3984
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101293
Popis: Objectives: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae are common colonizers of the human nasopharynx. In this study, we describe S. aureus nasopharyngeal carriage and evaluate its association with S. pneumoniae carriage post-10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) introduction in Pakistan. Methods: A serial cross-sectional study was undertaken from 2014 to 2018, children
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