Tigoi, Caroline C.Gatakaa, HellenKarani, AngelaMugo, DaisyKungu, StellaWanjiru, EvaJomo, JaneMusyimi, RobertOjal, JohnGlass, Nina E.Abdullahi, OsmanScott, J. Anthony G.2013-04-032012Tigoi, Caroline C., Hellen Gatakaa, Angela Karani, Daisy Mugo, Stella Kungu, Eva Wanjiru, Jane Jomo, et al. 2012. Rates of acquisition of pneumococcal colonization and transmission probabilities, by serotype, among newborn infants in kilifi district, kenya. Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 55(2): 180-188.1058-4838http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10496303This study determined the serotype-specific acquisition rates for pneumococcal colonization in a cohort of 1404 newborn infants followed intensively for 3 months. By observing pneumococcal carriage in family members, we were able to determine serotype-specific transmission probabilities between relatives.en-USJournal Article2013-04-0310.1093/cid/cis371