Serotype Patterns of Pneumococcal Disease in Adults Are Correlated With Carriage Patterns in Older Children.
Chantal B F VogelsJoshua L WarrenGili Regev-YochayNoga Givon-LaviRon DaganDaniel M WeinbergerPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
These analyses demonstrate that the serotype patterns in carriage in older children, rather than infants, are best correlated with disease patterns in adults. This might suggest these older children are more influential for disease patterns in adults. These insights could help in optimizing vaccination strategies to reduce disease burden across all ages.