@article{2ee071d461014f34a76fa7de2dbdf9c0,
title = "Molecular characterisation of pneumococcal serotype 16F: Established predominant carriage and otitis media serotype in the 7vPCV era",
abstract = "Young Australian Aboriginal children in remote communities experience very high rates of pneumococcal carriage and otitis media. Prior to introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (7vPCV, Prevenar), serotype 16F was an important type found in nasal and ear discharge swabs. Since commencement of pneumococcal immunisation for Aboriginal infants in 2001, 16F has become the predominant established serotype in carriage and otitis media in young Aboriginal children. BOX typing and multi-locus sequence typing revealed a diverse population of serotype 16F strains, and evidence of potential capsule switching from a vaccine serotype 4 to a serotype 16F. � 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Pneumococcus vaccine, Aborigine, article, bacterial immunity, bacterial strain, bacterium carrier, gene locus, gene sequence, human, immunization, infant, microbial diversity, nose smear, otitis media, priority journal, serotype, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Australia, Bacterial Capsules, Child, Humans, Meningococcal Vaccines, Oceanic Ancestry Group, Otitis Media, Pneumococcal Infections, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Serotyping",
author = "Robyn Marsh and Heidi Smith-Vaughan and Jemima Beissbarth and Kim Hare and M KENNEDY and C WIGGER and G MELLON and E STUBBS and J Gadil and A Pettit and Grant Mackenzie and P Tipakalippa and Peter Morris and Amanda Leach",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
volume = "25",
pages = "2434--2436",
journal = "Vaccine",
issn = "0264-410X",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "13",
}