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SUBMITTER: Khoshdel A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290297 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR 20141120 11
<h4>Background</h4>Heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine which included pneumococcal serotypes 4, 6B, 9V,14, 18C, 19F and 23F has been regularly used and is effective on preventing invasive pneumococcal infection. This study aimed to determine vaccine-related serotype distribution in nasopharyngeal carrier and healthy children under five years old.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In this cross-sectional study from September 2010 to September 2011, 363 nasopharyngeal specimens were collected from healthy ...[more]