Multicenter Surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates From Middle Ear and Mastoid Cultures in the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era | Zendy

Sheldon L. Kaplan | Zendy; Kimberly J. Center | Zendy; William J. Barson | Zendy; Philana Ling-Lin | Zendy; José R. Romero | Zendy; John S. Bradley | Zendy; Tina Q. Tan | Zendy; Jill A. Hoffman | Zendy; Timothy R. Peters | Zendy; Alejandra Gurtman | Zendy; Daniel A. Scott | Zendy; James Trammel | Zendy; William C. Gruber | Zendy; Kristina G. Hultén | Zendy; Edward O. Mason | Zendy

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Multicenter Surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates From Middle Ear and Mastoid Cultures in the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

Author(s) -

Sheldon L. Kaplan,

Kimberly J. Center,

William J. Barson,

Philana Ling-Lin,

José R. Romero,

John S. Bradley,

Tina Q. Tan,

Jill A. Hoffman,

Timothy R. Peters,

Alejandra Gurtman,

Daniel A. Scott,

James Trammel,

William C. Gruber,

Kristina G. Hultén,

Edward O. Mason

Publication year - 2015

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 - 10.1093/cid/civ067

Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , serotype , medicine , penicillin , otitis , mastoiditis , pneumococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , conjugate vaccine , antibiotics , virology , biology , surgery

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of otitis media (OM) in children; mastoiditis remains an important complication of OM. Limited data are available on the impact of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pneumococcal otitis.

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