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ArticleVaccine2021

Direct and indirect effect of 10 valent pneumococcal vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage in children under 2 years of age in Matiari, Pakistan.

Muhammad Imran Nisar, Sheraz Ahmed, Fyezah Jehan, Shahira Shahid, Sadia Shakoor, Furqan Kabir, Aneeta Hotwani, Sahrish Munir, Sajid Muhammad, Farah Khalid and 7 more

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Article in Vaccine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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17 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammad Imran NisarDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: Imran.nisar@aku.edu.
Sheraz AhmedDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fyezah JehanDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shahira ShahidDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sadia ShakoorDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Furqan KabirDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aneeta HotwaniDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sahrish MunirDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sajid MuhammadDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Farah KhalidDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Benjamin AlthouseBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Hao HuBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Cynthia WhitneyEmory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Asad AliDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Anita K M ZaidiDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Saad B OmerYale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Najeeha IqbalDepartment of Pediatric and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University · PKBill & Melinda Gates Foundation · USEmory University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Medical Research Council MR/L004283/1NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPakistan introduced Ten-valent pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine PCV10 in 2012 as a 3 + 0 schedule without catch-up.

methodsChildren <2 years old in Matiari, Sindh provided nasopharyngeal swabs between 2014 and 2018, which were cultured for pneumococcus and serotyped through multiplex PCR at the Aga Khan University Hospital. Carriage rates over time for Vaccine-Type (VT) and Non-VT (NVT) serotypes were used to estimate direct, indirect, total and overall effects of vaccination. Regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with VT carriage.

resultsPneumococcus was detected in 2370/3140 (75%). VT carriage decreased overall, 16.1-9.6% (p-trend <0.001); vaccinated (all 3 doses of PCV10 received) 11.3-8.1% (p-trend 0.031) and unvaccinated (no PCV10 dose received) 17.4-10.3% (p-trend 0.003) with a decline in serotypes 6B, 9V/9A and 19F. Immunization increased from 41.0% to 68.4% (p-trend 0.001). Direct effect of vaccine was 32.8% (95% CI 14.7-47.0%) and indirect effect 44.6%(95% CI 40.6-48.6%). Factors associated with decreased VT colonization were education 1-5 years (aOR 0.7, 95%CI 0.6-1.0), history of difficulty breathing (aOR 0.7, 95%CI 0.5-1.0), exposure to smoke (aOR 0.8, 95% CI 0.6-1.0), child fully immunized (aOR 0.7, 95%CI 0.5-1.0) and enrolled in 3rd (aOR 0.6, 95%CI 0.4-0.8) and 4th (aOR 0.6, 95%CI 0.5-0.9) year of the study whereas history of runny nose (aOR 1.5, 95% CI 1.2-1.9) was positively associated.

conclusionsDecrease in VT pneumococcal carriage in vaccinated and unvaccinated children indicates herd immunity. Sustained increase in vaccine coverage and close long-term surveillance is warranted.

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Pneumococcal InfectionsCarrier StateChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesHumansInfantNasopharynxPakistanPneumococcal VaccinesPneumococcal VaccinesHerd immunityPakistanPneumococcal vaccinesStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID33422379
PMCPMC7910277
OpenAlexW3118841849

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