Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage among febrile children at the time of PCV-10 immunization in pediatric emergencies at Mohammed VI University Hospital Centre in Marrakesh (Morocco)

Changes in pneumococcal serotypes distribution and penicillin resistance in healthy children five years after generalization of PCV10

“…In this study concerning the nasopharyngeal carriage of S. pneumoniae , we assessed changes in serotype distribution and penicillin resistance rates among healthy children aged 6–36 months in Marrakesh, Morocco, following the generalization of PCV10. Unlike previous studies that included children with both invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal diseases [ 24 , 25 ], this study exclusively focused on healthy children.…”