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Emergence of Meningitis Caused by Nonvaccine Serotypes of Pneumococcus in Rural United States

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have decreased the rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children. Since vaccine introduction, however, rates of infection due to nonvaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes have increased. We now describe 3 meningitis cases due to the nonvaccine serotypes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Marks, Jessie, Bhoojhawon, Guru V., Patrick, Katherine D., Wood, Kelly E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7718068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33294245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2372843
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Sumario:Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have decreased the rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children. Since vaccine introduction, however, rates of infection due to nonvaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes have increased. We now describe 3 meningitis cases due to the nonvaccine serotypes 35B and 11A from rural United States.