2pneumococcus

Sarah Teatero1, Allison McGeer2,3, Agron Plevneshi2

  • 1Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Frontiers in microbiology
|September 3, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

肺炎球菌結合ワクチン (PCV) は病気を軽減しましたが,新しい血清型と抗菌剤耐性をもたらしました. 継続的なゲノム監視は,小児侵襲性肺炎球菌疾患 (IPD) の進化傾向を監視するために極めて重要です.

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