Serotype-specific effectiveness against pneumococcal carriage and serotype replacement after ten-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV10) introduction in Pakistan.
Muhammad Imran NisarFyezah JehanShahira ShahidSheraz AhmedSadia ShakoorFurqan KabirAneeta HotwaniSahrish MuneerFarah KhalidSajid MuhammadBenjamin M AlthouseHao HuCynthia G WhitneyAsad AliAnita K M ZaidiSaad B OmerNajeeha IqbalPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The emergence of NVT serotypes, primarily 19A replacing VT serotypes in this rural community, necessitates continuous monitoring of serotypes in the carriage and invasive disease to evaluate the utility of existing vaccine formulations.