The correct answer is “no.” While PCV10-type carriage had declined by 52% to 60% in children aged 1 to 4 years and by 60% in children younger than 1 year, carriage of penicillin nonsusceptible pneumococci did not change in children younger than 5 years, according to research presented at IDWeek 2018. Read more about this finding here.
While PCV10-type carriage had declined by 52% to 60% in children aged 1 to 4 years and by 60% in children younger than 1 year, carriage of penicillin nonsusceptible pneumococci did not change in children younger than 5 years, according to research presented at IDWeek 2018. Read more about this finding here.