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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2022

Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Papua New Guinea with the Potential to Be Mistyped and Escape Vaccine-Induced Protection.

Sam Manna, Leena Spry, Ashleigh Wee-Hee, Belinda D Ortika, Laura K Boelsen, Steven Batinovic, Nadia Mazarakis, Rebecca L Ford, Stephanie W Lo, Stephen D Bentley and 7 more

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Sam MannaInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7694-9605
Leena SpryInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Ashleigh Wee-HeeInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Belinda D OrtikaInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Laura K BoelsenInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Steven BatinovicDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, La Trobe Universitygrid.1018.8, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Nadia MazarakisInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Rebecca L FordInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Researchgrid.417153.5, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
Stephanie W LoParasites and Microbes, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2182-0222
Stephen D BentleyParasites and Microbes, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Fiona M RussellInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Christopher C BlythWesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute and School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
William S PomatInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Researchgrid.417153.5, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
Steve PetrovskiDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, La Trobe Universitygrid.1018.8, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Jason HindsInstitute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, United Kingdom.
Paul V LicciardiInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Catherine SatzkeInfection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Royal Children's Hospital · AULa Trobe University · AUPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research · PGWellcome Sanger Institute · GBSt George's, University of London · GBThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a human pathogen of global importance, classified into serotypes based on the type of capsular polysaccharide produced. Serotyping of pneumococci is essential for disease surveillance and vaccine impact measurement. However, the accuracy of serotyping methods can be affected by previously undiscovered variants. Previous studies have identified variants of serotype 14, a highly invasive serotype included in all licensed vaccine formulations. However, the potential of these variants to influence serotyping accuracy and evade vaccine-induced protection has not been investigated. In this study, we screened 1,386 nasopharyngeal swabs from children hospitalized with acute respiratory infection in Papua New Guinea for pneumococci. Swabs containing pneumococci (

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Pneumococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeChildHumansPapua New GuineaPneumococcal VaccinesSerogroupSerotypingPneumococcal Vaccinescapsulepneumococcal conjugate vaccinepneumococcusserotypeStreptococcus pneumoniaevariant

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PMID35862970
PMCPMC9431120
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