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Indirect Effect of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage in Newborns in Rural Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

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Title
Indirect Effect of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage in Newborns in Rural Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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PLOS ONE, November 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0049143
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Uzochukwu Egere, John Townend, Anna Roca, Abiodun Akinsanya, Abdoulie Bojang, David Nsekpong, Brian Greenwood, Richard A. Adegbola, Philip C. Hill

Abstract

Gambian infants frequently acquire Streptococcus pneumoniae soon after birth. We investigated the indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) on pneumococcal acquisition in newborn Gambian babies.

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Country Count As %
Kenya 1 2%
Unknown 63 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 20%
Researcher 13 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 17%
Student > Postgraduate 6 9%
Student > Bachelor 4 6%
Other 7 11%
Unknown 10 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 44%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Social Sciences 2 3%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 13 20%