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Pneumococcal Carriage, Serotype Distribution, and Risk Factors in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia, 5 Years After Introduction of the 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Ethiopia

Abel Abera Negash, Daniel Asrat, Workeabeba Abebe, Tewodros Hailemariam, Meseret Gebre, Jan Verhaegen, Abraham Aseffa, Mario Vaneechoutte

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2019 · 17 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Five years after introduction of PCV10 in Ethiopia, the vaccine-related serotype 19A was predominant in the nasopharynx of children with CAP. Continued evaluation of the direct and indirect impact of PCV10 on pneumococcal serotype distribution in Ethiopia is warranted.

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