2024
Contact with young children is a major risk factor for pneumococcal colonization in older adults
Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Hislop M, Mbodj S, Wurst L, Waghela P, Alexander-Parrish R, Grant L, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. Contact with young children is a major risk factor for pneumococcal colonization in older adults. FEMS Microbes 2024, 5: xtae032. PMID: 39502507, PMCID: PMC11536760, DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOlder adultsContact with childrenContact with young childrenNon-institutionalized individualsHousehold membersPneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunizationAdult household membersHealth QuestionnaireYoung childrenTransmission of pneumococciPneumococcal carriagePneumococcal colonization
2023
2604. Contact With School-Aged Children is a Major Risk Factor for Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults
Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Hislop M, Mbodj S, Kennedy H, McLaughlin M, Wurst L, Waghela P, Peno C, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. 2604. Contact With School-Aged Children is a Major Risk Factor for Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.2218. PMCID: PMC10679235, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOlder adultsTime pointsRisk factorsPneumococcal colonizationAdult transmissionTransmission of pneumococciMajor risk factorRecent contactYear oldsNon-institutionalized individualsYears of ageGrant/research supportSame time pointsPneumococcal acquisitionConjugate vaccineSchool-Aged ChildrenElevated prevalenceYoung school-age childrenHealth statusYoung contactsSaliva samplesMedical directorsSample adultsPneumococci