A Longitudinal Study of Streptococcus pneumoniae Carriage in a Cohort of Infants and Their Mothers on the Thailand-Myanmar Border

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Authors

Paul Turner · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Claudia Turner · University of Oxford

Auscharee Jankhot · Shoklo Malaria Research Unit

Naw Helen · Shoklo Malaria Research Unit

Sue J. Lee · University of Oxford

Nicholas Day · University of Oxford

Nicholas J. White ·

Abstract

Pneumococcal carriage frequency and duration are influenced by previous exposure to both homologous and heterologous serotypes. These data will inform vaccination strategies in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory viral infections research Influenza Virus Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 7, Issue 5, pp. e38271-e38271

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038271

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