Strain features of pneumococcal isolates in the pre- and post-PCV10 era in Pakistan.

"Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. All co-authors have seen and agree with the contents of the manuscript and there is no financial interest to report."

"Funding information This study was co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (grant code OPP1034556), the Wellcome Sanger Institute (core Wellcome grants 098051 and 206194), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Lahore University of Management Sciences Faculty initiative fund FIF 502. The funding sources had no role in isolate selection, analysis or data interpretation. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. The corresponding author had full access to the data and is responsible for the final decision to submit for publication."