TABLE 5.
Association between Spn serotype carriage at age 2 mo and continuous measures of growth at age 6 mo in infants in South India (InPACT study)1
| Spn serotype carriage pattern | Weight (g) |
Length (cm) |
WAZ |
LAZ |
WLZ |
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| β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | |
| No carriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carriage of non-13vPnC strain | −96 (−262, 70) | 0.257 | −0.53 (−1.17, 0.11) | 0.265 | −0.12 (−0.35, 0.10) | 0.295 | 0.24 (−0.54, 0.05) | 0.311 | 0.09 (0.22, 0.40) | 0.578 |
| Carriage of 13vPnC strain | −298 (−491, −106) | 0.002 | −0.75 (−1.49, −0.01) | 0.047 | −0.38 (−0.54, −0.13) | 0.004 | −0.33 (−0.67, 0.00) | 0.054 | −0.21 (−0.57, 0.14) | 0.250 |
1
13vPnC serotypes: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, and 23F. Analysis assumes complete cross-protection between serotypes within serogroups. Values were adjusted for the effects of gender, birth weight, colostrum feeding, gestational age, and maternal education. LAZ, length-for-age Z score; InPACT, Infant Pneumococcal Acquisition/Colonization in Tamil Nadu; WAZ, weight-for-age Z score; WLZ, weight-for-length Z score; , Streptococcus pneumoniae.