A Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage usually associated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) serotypes is the most common cause of serotype 35B invasive disease in South Africa, following routine use of PCV.
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Microb Genom. 2022 Apr;8(4):000746. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000746.
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