학술논문
Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community
Document Type
article
Author
Yasser Helmy Mohamed; Michiko Toizumi; Masafumi Uematsu; Hien-Anh Thi Nguyen; Lien Thuy Le; Mizuki Takegata; Chihiro Iwasaki; Noriko Kitamura; Monica L. Nation; Eileen M. Dunne; Jason Hinds; Hung Thai Do; Mai Quang Vien; Catherine Satzke; Stefan Flasche; Kim Mulholland; Duc-Anh Dang; Takashi Kitaoka; Lay-Myint Yoshida
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Conjunctival pneumococcal serotypes among members of a community have not been investigated well. We determined the prevalence and association of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx and conjunctiva among children in a community before pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. In October 2016, conjunctival and nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from children (