2023
Persistence of Pneumococcal Carriage among Older Adults in the Community despite COVID-19 Mitigation Measures
Wyllie A, Mbodj S, Thammavongsa D, Hislop M, Yolda-Carr D, Waghela P, Nakahata M, Stahlfeld A, Vega N, York A, Allicock O, Wilkins G, Ouyang A, Siqueiros L, Strong Y, Anastasio K, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. Persistence of Pneumococcal Carriage among Older Adults in the Community despite COVID-19 Mitigation Measures. Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11: e04879-22. PMID: 37036377, PMCID: PMC10269788, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04879-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal diseaseSchool-aged childrenOlder adultsPneumococcal carriageSaliva samplesCOVID-19 pandemicRate of carriageCOVID-19-related disruptionsUpper respiratory tractRegular contactNew Haven areaFirst yearCarriage prevalencePre-pandemic levelsMedical historyRespiratory tractHigh prevalenceStreptococcus pneumoniaeCOVID-19 mitigation measuresStudy participantsPneumococciPrevalenceDiseaseCarriage
2014
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Saliva of Dutch Primary School Children
Wyllie AL, Chu ML, Schellens MH, van Engelsdorp Gastelaars J, Jansen MD, van der Ende A, Bogaert D, Sanders EA, Trzciński K. Streptococcus pneumoniae in Saliva of Dutch Primary School Children. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e102045. PMID: 25013895, PMCID: PMC4094488, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumoniae carriagePneumococcal carriagePneumococcal strainsMultiple pneumococcal strainsStreptococcus pneumoniae carriageS. pneumoniae carriageS. pneumoniae strainsNumber of serotypesDutch primary school childrenNasopharyngeal samplingSchool-aged childrenPneumococcal detectionSurveillance studyS. pneumoniaePneumoniae strainsStreptococcus pneumoniaeSerotype composition