Lower Density and Shorter Duration of Nasopharyngeal Carriage by Pneumococcal Serotype 1 (ST217) May Explain Its Increased Invasiveness over Other Serotypes

Author:

Bricio-Moreno Laura1ORCID,Chaguza Chrispin12,Yahya Reham1,Shears Rebecca K.1,Cornick Jennifer E.12,Hokamp Karsten3,Yang Marie1,Neill Daniel R.1,French Neil1,Hinton Jay C. D.4,Everett Dean B.12,Kadioglu Aras1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Infection and Global Health, Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2. Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

3. Department of Genetics, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

4. Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Abstract

The pneumococcus causes serious diseases such as pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Serotype 1 accounts for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease cases in sub-Saharan Africa but is rarely found during nasopharyngeal carriage.

Funder

PhD studentship

Saudi Cultural Bureau

UKRI | Medical Research Council

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Microbiology

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