Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community

Mohamed, YH; Toizumi, M; Uematsu, M; Nguyen, HAT; Le, LT; Takegata, M; Iwasaki, C; Kitamura, N; Nation, ML; Dunne, EM; Hinds, J; Do, HT; Vien, MQ; Satzke, C; Flasche, S; Mulholland, K; Dang, DA; Kitaoka, T; Yoshida, LM

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 (

Citation

Mohamed, Y., Toizumi, M., Uematsu, M., Nguyen, H., Le, L., Takegata, M., …Yoshida, L. (2021). Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjunctival flora and association with nasopharyngeal carriage among children in a Vietnamese community. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79175-4

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 30, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 22, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 22, 2021
• Publisher: Nature Research
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79175-4
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1554698