Hypervirulent serotype 1 pneumococci display high levels of nasal shedding and rapid onward transmission
Our results show that rapid and high transmission rate of serotype 1 is a key factor for its success in disseminating quickly within the population and causing outbreaks.
Authors
- Laura C. Jacques
- Marie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-2150)
- Murielle Baltazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-2308)
- Aras Kadioglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1137-6321)
- Teerawit Audshasai
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106665
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Medical Research Council