title: Upper respiratory tract carriage and transmission of pneumococci.
abstract: Vaccines have been instrumental in preventing childhood morbidity as well as mortality. It is imperative that health professionals have all the necessary information about a vaccine before its introduction into the routine immunisation schedule. This article looks at the possible introduction of a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and reviews a longitudinal carriage study of pneumococcus in UK families to determine pneumococcal carriage rates.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health, London.
authors.forename: Mahein
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tew
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines