Topics Covered
- Pneumococcal serotype
- Capsule biosynthesis genes and antigenicity
- Global serotype distribution of IPD in children
- Serotype distribution: age, syndrome or body fluid
- Regional serotype distribution & prevalence
- Serotype-specific disease incidence & mortality by region
- Epidemiology (pre- and post-vaccine)
- Pneumococcal vaccines
- IPD and HIV-positive epidemiology
- How serotypes differ between carriage and IPD
- Detailed nasopharyngeal ecology
- Evolution during carriage
- Geographic distribution of QS pherotypes
- Multiple pherotypes co-colonizing the nasopharynx
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Talk Citation
Charalambous, B. (2013, July 11). Streptococcus pneumoniae: serotype diversity and epidemiology [Video file]. In
The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from
https://hstalks.com/bs/2577/.
Publication History
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Published on July 11, 2013
Financial Disclosures
- Dr. Bambos Charalambous has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.