Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children aged less than five years.

Ceyhan, Mehmet; Karadag-Oncel, Eda; Hascelik, Gulsen; Ustundag, Gulnihan; Gurbuz, Venhar; Samlioglu, Pinar; Yilmaz, Nisel; Ozsurekci, YASEMİN; Yilmaz, Elif; Aykac, KÜBRA; Oz, Fatma; Uzum, Ozlem; Orsdemir-Hortu, Hacer; Tanir, Gonul; Yilmaz-Ciftdogan, Dilek; Kurugol, Zafer

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.028

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children aged less than five years.

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Ceyhan M., Karadag-Oncel E., Hascelik G., Ustundag G., Gurbuz V., Samlioglu P., ...More

Vaccine, vol.39, no.15, pp.2041-2047, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 39 Issue: 15
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.028
Journal Name: Vaccine
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database
Page Numbers: pp.2041-2047
Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Nasopharyngeal carriage, Post-vaccination, Healthy children, Turkey
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: In Turkey, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was introduced to the national immunization program as PCV7 in 2008, and was replaced with PCV13 in 2011. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the pneumococcal carriage rate and the serotype distribution in healthy children under 5 years in Turkey who were vaccinated with PCV13.