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An alarmingly high nasal carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F non-susceptible to multiple beta-lactam antimicrobials among Vietnamese children.

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Background Understanding the relationship between serotype epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for the effective introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) and control of antimicrobial-resistant pneumococci.
Methods We conducted a community-based study in Nha Trang, central Vietnam, to clarify the serotype distribution and pattern of S. pneumoniae antimicrobial susceptibility in children ... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12879-019-3861-2

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
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Author
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
BMC Infectious Diseases Journal website
Volume:
19
Issue:
1
Article number:
241
Publication date:
2019-03-11
Acceptance date:
2019-03-01
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EISSN:
1471-2334

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