GPS funded placement awardee Dr Fatima Dakroub has published her finding in Microbial Genomics, highlighting the replacement of PCV13 with PCV10 (Pneumosil) will reduce the coverage of circulating serotypes in Lebanon.
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Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen responsible for invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs). We utilized whole-genome sequencing to assess the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on the pneumococcal population ...