2019•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

The Effect of the 10-Valent Pneumococcal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Protein D Conjugate Vaccine on H. influenzae in Healthy Carriers and Middle Ear Infections in Iceland

Hildigunnur Sveinsdóttir, Jana Birta Björnsdóttir, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Martha Á. Hjálmarsdóttir, Birgir Hrafnkelsson, Ásgeir Haraldsson, Karl G. Kristinsson, Gunnsteinn Haraldsson

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Abstract

Vaccinations with the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PHiD-CV) started in Iceland in 2011. Protein D (PD) from H. influenzae , which is coded for by the hpd gene, is used as a conjugate in the vaccine and may provide protection against PD-positive H. influenzae .

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Key concepts: Haemophilus influenzae, Conjugate vaccine, Conjugate, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Microbiology, Vaccination, Medicine