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Nelson KN, Grijalva CG, Chochua S, Hawkins PA, Gil AI, Lanata CF, Griffin MR, Edwards KM, Klugman KP, Vidal JE. Dynamics of Colonization of Strains in Healthy Peruvian Children. Open forum infectious diseases. 2018 Mar;5(5). ofy039.
Abstract
Although asymptomatic carriage of () is common, acquisition of the bacteria is the first step in disease pathogenesis. We examined the effect of introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine on carriage patterns in a cohort of Peruvian children.