Pneumococcal Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in US Children in the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era
Author(s) -
Liset Olarte,
William J. Barson,
Ryan M Barson,
José R. Romero,
John S. Bradley,
Tina Q. Tan,
Laurence B. Givner,
Jill A. Hoffman,
Philana Ling Lin,
Kristina G. Hultén,
Edward O. Mason,
Sheldon L. Kaplan
Publication year - 2017
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/cix115
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , pneumococcal pneumonia , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , serotype , pediatrics , confidence interval , antibiotics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The impact of PCV13 on a number of clinical aspects of pneumococcal pneumonia (PP) in children has not been reported. We compared the serotype distribution, antibiotic susceptibility, and outcomes of children with PP 4 years before and 4 years after the introduction of PCV13.
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