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Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3 in 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccinees, Portugal, 2010–2015

Despite use of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, incidence of pleural effusion and empyema (pediatric complicated pneumococcal pneumonia [PCPP]) is reportedly increasing globally. We cultured and performed PCR on 152 pleural fluid samples recovered from pediatric patients in Portugal during 2...

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Autores principales: Silva-Costa, Catarina, Brito, Maria João, Pinho, Marcos D., Friães, Ana, Aguiar, Sandra I., Ramirez, M., Melo-Cristino, Jose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912700
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2407.180029