Pneumococcal Necrotizing Pneumonia in Utah: Does Serotype Matter? | Zendy

Jeffrey M. Bender | Zendy; Krow Ampofo | Zendy; Kent Korgenski | Zendy; Judy A. Daly | Zendy; Andrew T. Pavia | Zendy; Edward O. Mason | Zendy; Carrie L. Byington | Zendy

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Pneumococcal Necrotizing Pneumonia in Utah: Does Serotype Matter?

Author(s) -

Jeffrey M. Bender,

Krow Ampofo,

Kent Korgenski,

Judy A. Daly,

Andrew T. Pavia,

Edward O. Mason,

Carrie L. Byington

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/586747

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , odds ratio , pneumococcal pneumonia , serotype , confidence interval , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in children. Despite the use of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the incidence of pneumococcal necrotizing pneumonia (PNP) has been increasing. Our objectives were to describe temporal trends in PNP and to evaluate pneumococcal serotypes associated with PNP in Utah.

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