An Uncommon Site of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Leading to Recurrent Pneumococcal Disease | Zendy

Parham Sendi | Zendy; Eva Maria Moser Schaub | Zendy; Konstantinos Nirgianakis | Zendy; Lucy J. Hathaway | Zendy; Pascal Bittel | Zendy; David Goldblatt | Zendy; Sven Streit | Zendy

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An Uncommon Site of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Leading to Recurrent Pneumococcal Disease

Author(s) -

Parham Sendi,

Eva Maria Moser Schaub,

Konstantinos Nirgianakis,

Lucy J. Hathaway,

Pascal Bittel,

David Goldblatt,

Sven Streit

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw257

Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , colonization , pneumococcal infections , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , pneumococcal vaccine , immunology , conjugate vaccine , immunization , pneumococcal disease , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , antibiotics , biology

\udThis report describes a case of relapsing pneumococcal peritonitis. The postulated source of infection was vaginal colonization and secondary adherence of pneumococci to an intrauterine contraceptive device. After immunization with a conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, the patient demonstrated protective antibody levels and remained infection free at the 2-year follow-up investigation

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