Pneumococcal colonization prevalence and density among Thai children with severe pneumonia and community controls.
Barameht PiralamChristine ProsperiSomsak ThamthitiwatCharatdao BunthiPongpun SawatwongOrnuma SangwichianMelissa M HigdonNora L WatsonMaria Deloria KnollWantana PaveenkittipornChuwattana CharaCameron P HurstPasakorn AkarasewiJulia RhodesSusan A MaloneyKatherine L O'BrienHenry C BaggettPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Pneumococcal colonization is common among children aged <5 years in Thailand. However, colonization density was not higher among children with severe pneumonia compared to controls. These results can inform discussions about PCV introduction and provide baseline data to monitor PCV impact after introduction in Thailand.