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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Main Authors: Jessie Marks, Guru V. Bhoojhawon, Katherine D. Patrick, Kelly E. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2372843
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811