Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A meningitis in well‐vaccinated immunocompetent 13‐month‐old child: a case of PCV13 failure

We report a 13‐month‐old immune‐competent male child who was diagnosed with pneumococcal serotype 19A meningitis despite having received three PCV13 injections. Clinicians are reminded that bacterial meningitis can still occur, even in correctly vaccinated children. Investigations should include imm...

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Autores principales: Kayemba‐Kay's, Simon, Badran, Abdul Monem, Lagneaux, Cécile, Kovacs, Tamas, Heron, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27830065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.660

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27830065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.660

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