Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype persistence following 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Mongolia: investigating changes in epidemiology, immunology and virulence
Paige Skoko, Sam Manna, Laura K. Boelsen, Jason Hinds, Stephanie W. Lo, Casey L. Pell, Belinda Daniela Ortika, Rachel A. Higgins, Vicki R. Bennett-Wood, Hanwen Hou, Odgerel Tundev, Eileen Margaret Dunne, Cattram Duong Nguyen, Fiona Mary Russell, Kim Mulholland, , Catherine Satzke
The paper examines persistence of vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Mongolia after PCV13 introduction, finding changes in lineage composition, virulence, and drug resistance.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology