Joice Neves Reis Pedreira

Klebsiella pneumoniae from community-acquired infections and an urban river share antimicrobial resistance profiles and high-risk lineages but differ in virulence

Abstract Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a significant public health threat, but the relationship between community-acquired (CA) infections and environmental isolates remains poorly understood. Therefore, this study aimed to assess whether K. pneumoniae from CA infections share micr...

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children aged two to five years old in the conjugate vaccine era: A cross-sectional study in Salvador, Brazil

Background Monitoring the prevalence and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage is essential for understanding transmission dynamics and assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). In Brazil, PCV10-GSK is routinely administer...