Change in Pneumococcus Serotypes but not Mortality or Morbidity in Pre- and Post-13-Valent Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine Era: Epidemiology in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit over 10 Years | Zendy

KamLun Ellis Hon | Zendy; King Hang Chan | Zendy; Pak Long Ko | Zendy; Michelle Ho Yan Cheung | Zendy; Kathy Yin Ching Tsang | Zendy; Lawrence Chan | Zendy; Renee W. Y. Chan | Zendy; Ting Fan Leung | Zendy; Margaret Ip | Zendy

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Change in Pneumococcus Serotypes but not Mortality or Morbidity in Pre- and Post-13-Valent Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine Era: Epidemiology in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit over 10 Years

Author(s) -

KamLun Ellis Hon,

King Hang Chan,

Pak Long Ko,

Michelle Ho Yan Cheung,

Kathy Yin Ching Tsang,

Lawrence Chan,

Renee W. Y. Chan,

Ting Fan Leung,

Margaret Ip

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of tropical pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1465-3664

pISSN - 0142-6338

DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmx084

Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , serotype , conjugate vaccine , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , pediatrics , environmental health , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus pneumoniae , immunology , immunization , antibiotics , antigen , biology

Pneumococcus is a common commensal and an important pathogen among children for which immunization is available. Some serotypes occasionally cause severe pneumococcal disease with high mortality and morbidity. We reviewed all pneumococcal serotypes and mortality/morbidity in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following universal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) immunization.

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