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An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana.
Kwambana-Adams, Brenda Anna; Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin; Sarkodie, Badu; Afreh, Osei Kuffour; Kuma, George Khumalo; Owusu-Okyere, Godfred; Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer; Ohene, Sally-Ann; Okot, Charles; Worwui, Archibald Kwame; Okoi, Catherine; Senghore, Madikay; Otu, Jacob Kweku; Ebruke, Chinelo; Bannerman, Richard; Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame; Opare, David; Kay, Gemma; Letsa, Timothy; Kaluwa, Owen; Appiah-Denkyira, Ebenezer; Bampoe, Victor; Zaman, Syed M A; Pallen, Mark J; D'Alessandro, Umberto; Mwenda, Jason M; Antonio, Martin.
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  • Kwambana-Adams BA; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Asiedu-Bekoe F; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Sarkodie B; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Afreh OK; Brong Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana.
  • Kuma GK; Regional Hospital Sunyani, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana.
  • Owusu-Okyere G; National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Foster-Nyarko E; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Ohene SA; WHO Country Office Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
  • Okot C; WHO Country Office Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
  • Worwui AK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Okoi C; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Senghore M; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Otu JK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Ebruke C; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, P.O Box 273, Banjul, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Bannerman R; Brong Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana.
  • Amponsa-Achiano K; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Opare D; National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Kay G; Microbiology and Infection Unit, Warwick Medical School, Warwick, UK.
  • Letsa T; Brong Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana.
  • Kaluwa O; WHO Country Office Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
  • Appiah-Denkyira E; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
  • Bampoe V; Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
  • Zaman SM; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Pallen MJ; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
  • D'Alessandro U; Microbiology and Infection Unit, Warwick Medical School, Warwick, UK.
  • Mwenda JM; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Fajara, The Gambia.
  • Antonio M; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
BMC Infect Dis ; 16(1): 575, 2016 10 18.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27756235
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Plantas_medicinales Main subject: Pneumococcal Vaccines / Meningitis, Pneumococcal Type of study: Risk_factors_studies / Sysrev_observational_studies Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: BMC Infect Dis Year: 2016 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Plantas_medicinales Main subject: Pneumococcal Vaccines / Meningitis, Pneumococcal Type of study: Risk_factors_studies / Sysrev_observational_studies Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: BMC Infect Dis Year: 2016 Type: Article