Effect of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage by respiratory pathogens among Greenlandic children.

CONCLUSION: PCV-13 introduction in Greenland is associated with significant changes in nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage. Continued surveillance is warranted to clarify whether these changes are persistent, and affect the pattern of respiratory and invasive diseases in Greenland. PMID: 28467237 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467237?dopt=Abstract

Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - May 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int J Circumpolar Health Source Type: research