Upper respiratory tract carriage and transmission of pneumococci
Hussain, M.; Clark, M.; Tew, A.; Williams, L.; Miller, E.
Nursing Times 100(1): 36-39
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 14735632 Document Number: 584256
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.