Effect of Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Drug-ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniae | Zendy

Moe H. Kyaw | Zendy; Ruth Lynfield | Zendy; William Schaffner | Zendy; Allen S. Craig | Zendy; James L. Hadler | Zendy; Arthur Reingold | Zendy; Ann Thomas | Zendy; Lee H. Harrison | Zendy; Nancy M. Bennett | Zendy; Monica M. Farley | Zendy; Richard R. Facklam | Zendy; James H. Jorgensen | Zendy; John M. Besser | Zendy; Elizabeth R. Zell | Zendy; Anne Schuchat | Zendy; Cynthia G. Whitney | Zendy

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Effect of Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Drug-ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniae

Author(s) -

Moe H. Kyaw,

Ruth Lynfield,

William Schaffner,

Allen S. Craig,

James L. Hadler,

Arthur Reingold,

Ann Thomas,

Lee H. Harrison,

Nancy M. Bennett,

Monica M. Farley,

Richard R. Facklam,

James H. Jorgensen,

John M. Besser,

Elizabeth R. Zell,

Anne Schuchat,

Cynthia G. Whitney

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa051642

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

Five of seven serotypes in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, introduced for infants in the United States in 2000, are responsible for most penicillin-resistant infections. We examined the effect of this vaccine on invasive disease caused by resistant strains.

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