Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children in Tonga. Issue 2 (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lutui, Flora; Grant, Cameron C.; Best, Emma; Howie, Stephen; Aho, George
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 36:Issue 2(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: child -- pneumococcal infections -- streptococcus pneumonia -- Tonga; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : In Tonga, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is not a scheduled immunization. We identified all children in Tonga with invasive pneumococcal disease from 2010 to 2013. The average annual invasive pneumococcal disease incidence rate was 113/100, 000 (<2 years), 50/100, 000 (<5 years) and 25/100, 000 (<15 years). The case fatality rate (<5 years) was 25%. The incidence rate and high case fatality rate indicate the need for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.