Abstract
Vaccines have been instrumental in preventing childhood morbidity as well as mortality. It is imperative that health professionals have all the necessary information about a vaccine before its introduction into the routine immunisation schedule. This article looks at the possible introduction of a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and reviews a longitudinal carriage study of pneumococcus in UK families to determine pneumococcal carriage rates.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Carrier State / microbiology*
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Longitudinal Studies
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Nasopharynx / microbiology
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Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
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Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
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Pneumococcal Infections / transmission*
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Pneumococcal Vaccines / therapeutic use
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Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
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Respiratory Tract Infections / transmission*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / growth & development*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification