Pediatric cases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3. Issue 4 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ozkaya-Parlakay, Aslinur; Polat, Meltem; Gulhan, Belgin; Kanik-Yuksek, Saliha; Tezer, Hasan; Nar-Otgun, Selin
• Is Part Of: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. Volume 15:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 873
• Page End: 873
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: invasive pneumococcal disease -- serotype 3 -- pediatric; Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1554975
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2164-5515

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), leading to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although nonvaccine serotypes constitute a major issue in the aspect of invasive pneumococcal disease, serotypes included in PCV13 still continue to be a problem. Vaccination with very high coverage and multicenter surveillance studies would be beneficial to decrease carriage of vaccine and nonvaccine serotypes of pneumococcus and monitor changing seroepidemiology.