The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
has caused more than 1 million deaths in the first 6 months of the pandemic and huge …

Colonization of the human nasopharynx by pneumococcus is extremely common and is both
the primary reservoir for transmission and a prerequisite for disease. Current vaccines …

Background The pneumococcus is a diverse pathogen whose primary niche is the
nasopharynx. Over 90 different serotypes exist, and nasopharyngeal carriage of multiple …

Background Observational postmarketing studies are important to assess vaccine
effectiveness (VE). We estimated VE from the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine …

Introduction Most of the current evidence regarding pneumococcal upper respiratory
colonization in adults suggests that despite high disease burden, carriage prevalence is low …

Experimental human pneumococcal carriage (EHPC) is scientifically important because
nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is both the major source of …

Staphylococcus aureus, a commensal of the human nasopharynx and skin, also causes
invasive disease, most frequently skin and soft tissue infections. Invasive disease caused by …

Background Despite strong historical records on the accuracy of saliva testing, oral fluids are
considered poorly suited for pneumococcal carriage detection. We evaluated an approach …

ABSTRACT The 7-valent and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and
PCV13, respectively) were introduced to the Israeli National Immunization plan in July 2009 …

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains one of the most frequent bacterial causes of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. National immunization programs implementing pneumococcal …