TY - JOUR
AU - FRASER, DRORA
AB - Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2003;22:532–9 Vol. 22, No. 6 Copyright © 2003 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Effect of a nonavalent conjugate vaccine on carriage of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in day-care centers RON DAGAN, MD, NOGA GIVON-LAVI, MMEDSC, ORLY ZAMIR AND DRORA FRASER, PHD Background. In the developed societies, day- observed. In parallel a significant decrease in care centers (DCCs) play an important role in the carriage rate of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci spread of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci both was observed. The reduction of carriage of anti- within the facility and from the facility to the biotic-resistant pneumococci was seen in all age community. This study was conducted to deter- windows but was greater in the age window <36 mine the effect of a nonavalent pneumococcal months. conjugate vaccine (PCV-9) on the carriage of Conclusions. The carriage rate of antibiotic- antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in the DCC. resistant S. pneumoniae, including multiply re- Subjects and methods. Healthy DCC attendees sistant S. pneumoniae, in DCC attendees is high. ages 12 to 35 months were randomized to receive Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines seem to be an either PCV-9 or a control vaccine (conjugate me- important tool for reducing the carriage rate of ningococcus 
TI - Effect of a nonavalent conjugate vaccine on carriage of antibiotic-resistant  Streptococcus pneumoniae
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
DO - 10.1097/01.inf.0000069761.11093.c3
DA - 2003-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/effect-of-a-nonavalent-conjugate-vaccine-on-carriage-of-antibiotic-bI4wRYbBNP
SP - 532
EP - 539
VL - 22
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -