Fabiana Cristina Pimenta

Pneumococcal carriage and selected respiratory virus in children with clinical pneumonia in Salvador, Brazil during PCV10 era

Background In 2010, Brazil introduced the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10 GSK ). Assessing pneumococcal carriage among children with clinical pneumonia in the context of a mature PCV10 GSK program can inform decisions about use of next-generation PCVs. Methods We...