Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes carried by young children and their association with Acute Otitis Media during the period 2016 - 2019.
E. Ekinci, S. Desmet, L. Van Heirstraeten, C. Mertens, I. Wouters, P. Beutels, J. Verhaegen, S. Malhotra-Kumar, H. Theeten, T. Npcarriage Study Group
This study examines pneumococcal serotypes in young children with and without acute otitis media, finding some serotypes are more common in AOM and not covered by current vaccines.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020Immunology