Post-Vaccination Surveillance of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Ghana
Fleischer C. N. Kotey, Reuben E. Arhin, Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, Emmanuel O. Ampah, Abass Abdul-Karim, Deric A. Baah, Ruth M. Afful, Georgina Tetteh-Ocloo, Roland T. Kom-Zuta, Francis K. M. Tetteh, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Yvonne N. A. Brew, Mame Y. Nyarko, Karikari Asafo-Adjei, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarc · 2026
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Fleischer Kotey and co-authors chart in 2026 the state of invasive pneumococcal disease in Ghana after vaccine rollout. The germ Streptococcus pneumoniae causes severe illness in children, and conjugate vaccines now reach most of sub-Saharan Africa. Breakthrough cases still occur, and vaccine pressure can shift which strains dominate, yet follow-up data for the region are scarce.
The cross-sectional study enrolled 14,597 patients across hospitals in several regions. Spinal fluid and blood samples from meningitis and pneumonia cases were cultured for the germ. The survey describes how often the disease appears, which serotypes circulate, and how resistant they are to antibiotics after vaccination.
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| CREATOR | Fleischer C. N. Kotey, Reuben E. Arhin, Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, Emmanuel O. Ampah, Abass Abdul-Karim, Deric A. Baah, Ruth M. Afful, Georgina Tetteh-Ocloo, Roland T. Kom-Zuta, Francis K. M. Tetteh, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Yvonne N. A. Brew, Mame Y. Nyarko, Karikari Asafo-Adjei, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarc |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |