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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2372843 |
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