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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kwambana-Adams B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557800 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20170815 1
There is growing concern that interventions that alter microbial ecology can adversely affect health. We characterised the impact of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on pneumococcal carriage and the bacterial component of the nasopharyngeal microbiome during infancy. Newborns were recruited into three groups as follows: Group1 (n = 33) was the control group and comprised infants who received PCV7 after 6 months and came from unvaccinated communities. Group 2 (n = 30) came f ...[more]