Skovbjerg, Susann
Brown, Comfort
Mataya, Andrew A.
Msefula, Jacquline
Bonomali, Farouck
Banda, Faith
Kalizang’oma, Akuzike
Heyderman, Robert S.
French, Neil
Swarthout, Todd D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Gothenburg
Article History
Received: 14 November 2024
Accepted: 1 October 2025
First Online: 13 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was based on data and samples collected during a larger community-based pneumococcal carriage surveillance project, which was approved by the College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, University of Malawi (P.02/15/1677) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (14.056). Written informed consent was obtained from the parent or guardian of all included children.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.