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SUBMITTER: Neal EFG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964150 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neal Eleanor F G EFG Flasche Stefan S Nguyen Cattram D CD Ratu F Tupou FT Dunne Eileen M EM Koyamaibole Lanieta L Reyburn Rita R Rafai Eric E Kama Mike M Ortika Belinda D BD Boelsen Laura K LK Kado Joseph J Tikoduadua Lisi L Devi Rachel R Tuivaga Evelyn E Satzke Catherine C Mulholland E Kim EK Edmunds W John WJ Russell Fiona M FM
Vaccine 20191023 2
<h4>Background</h4>Pneumococcal carriage is a prerequisite for pneumococcal disease. Little is known about whether social contact frequency and intensity are associated with pneumococcal carriage. In Fiji, indigenous iTaukei have higher prevalence of pneumococcal carriage compared with Fijians of Indian Descent (FID). We hypothesised that contact differences may contribute to ethnic differences in pneumococcal carriage prevalence and density.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2015, young infants (5-8 weeks), to ...[more]