Correction: Méroc et al. Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiological Characteristics of Pneumococcal Disease Caused by the Additional Serotypes Covered by the 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1816

Estelle Méroc; Mark A. Fletcher; Germaine Hanquet; Mary P. E. Slack; Marc Baay; Kyla Hayford; Bradford D. Gessner; Lindsay R. Grant

doi:10.3390/microorganisms13040793

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Microorganisms2025, 13(4), 793;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13040793

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In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in Table S5 (adults), which was a duplicate of Table S5 (children). The corrected Table S5 appears below. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

Table S5. Meta-analysis of serotype-specific proportion * of IPD isolates from children and adults.

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Méroc, E.; Fletcher, M.A.; Hanquet, G.; Slack, M.P.E.; Baay, M.; Hayford, K.; Gessner, B.D.; Grant, L.R. Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiological Characteristics of Pneumococcal Disease Caused by the Additional Serotypes Covered by the 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1816. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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Children	Serotype	N (Studies)	Proportion (95% CI)
PCV13 NIP, initial period (<3 years)
	All PCV13	26	50.3 (41.3–59.3)
PCV20nonPCV13
	8	22	2.1 (1.3–3.3)
	10A	24	3.5 (2.8–4.4)
	11A	20	1.9 (1.3–2.9)
	12F	24	4.4 (2.6–7.6)
	15B/C	31	7.2 (5.6–9.1)
	22F	25	3.6 (2.5–5.3)
	33F	23	3.2 (2.3–4.6)
PCV13 NIP, later period (≥3 years)
	All PCV13	17	44.5 (30.6–59.3)
PCV20nonPCV13
	8	19	3.8 (2.5–5.8)
	10A	18	5.9 (4.5–7.7)
	11A	15	1.9 (1.6–2.3)
	12F	20	4.9 (3.2–7.4)
	15B/C	18	6.2 (4.4–8.7)
	22F	20	4.2 (2.7–6.3)
	33F	18	4.4 (3.0–6.4)
Adults	Serotype	N (Studies)	Proportion (95% CI)
PCV13 NIP, initial period (<3 years)
	All PCV13	13	49.5 (45.0–57.0)
	PCV20nonPCV13
	8	10	4.1 (1.6–10.4)
	10A	8	1.8 (1.0–3.5)
	11A	10	3.7 (2.4–5.6)
	12F	7	2.4 (1.5–4.0)
	15B/C	11	2.5 (1.7–3.6)
	22F	13	7.7 (5.9–9.9)
	33F	7	1.8 (1.2–2.7)
PCV13 NIP, later period (≥3 years)
	All PCV13	9	27.3 (19.6–36.7)
	PCV20nonPCV13
	8	13	10.2 (7.6–13.4)
	10A	13	2.4 (1.9–3.0)
	11A	13	2.7 (2.4–3.1)
	12F	13	6.2 (4.7–8.1)
	15B/C	11	1.5 (1.2–2.0)
	22F	13	6.7 (5.7–7.8)
	33F	12	2.5 (1.8–3.4)

Correction: Méroc et al. Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiological Characteristics of Pneumococcal Disease Caused by the Additional Serotypes Covered by the 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1816

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