A 13-year survey of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in children with acute otitis media following PCV7 and PCV13 implementation. Issue 39 (22nd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cohen, Robert; Varon, Emmanuelle; Doit, Catherine; Schlemmer, Catherine; Romain, Olivier; Thollot, Franck; Béchet, Stéphane; Bonacorsi, Stéphane; Levy, Corinne
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 39(2015)
• Page Start: 5118
• Page End: 5126
• Publication Date: 2015-09-22
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">During 13 years, Sp carriage was assessed annually for patients (&gt;7900) with AOM.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Before PCV7 period, PCV7 serotypes accounted for 45% and now they have disappeared.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">ST 19A increased from 9 to 16% before PCV13 implementation and decreased to 1% after.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Predominant serotypes after PCV13 implementation were 15B/C, 11A, 15A, and 35B.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Penicillin non-susceptible Sp decreased from 67% to 33% over 13 years.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>