Mehmet Ceyhan, Yasemin Ozsurekci, Nezahat Gürler, Lütfiye Öksüz, Sohret Aydemir, Sengul Ozkan, Serife Yuksekkaya, Melike Keser Emiroglu, Meral Gültekin, Akgün Yaman, Abdurrahman Kiremitci, Keramettin Yanık, Arzu Karli, Hatice Ozcinar, Faruk Aydin, Gulcin Bayramoglu, Yasemin Zer, Zeynep Gulay, Efgan Dogan Gayyurhan, Mustafa Gül, Cüneyt Özakın, Hüseyin Güdücüoğlu, Duygu Perçin, Nezahat Akpolat, Candan Ozturk, Yıldız Camcıoğlu, Eda Karadağ Öncel, Melda Çelik, Laser Şanal, Hakan Uslu
Successful vaccination policies for protection from invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) dependent on determination of the exact serotype distribution in each country. We aimed to identify serotypes of pneumococcal strains causing IPD in children in Turkey and emphasize the change in the serotypes before and after vaccination with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was included and PCV-13 was newly changed in Turkish National Immunization Program. Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were isolated at 22 different hospitals of Turkey, which provide healthcare services to approximately 65% of the Turkish population...
2016: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics