In 177 children living in an area with high 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) coverage who had acute otitis media (AOM) complicated with spontaneous tympanic membrane perforation (STMP), Streptococcus pneumoniae was identified in the middle ear fluid of 48 (27.1%) subjects, with 37 (77.1%) cases caused by non-PCV13 serotypes.

Serotypes not Included in 13-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine as Causes of Acute Otitis Media with Spontaneous Tympanic Membrane Perforation in a Geographic Area with High Vaccination Coverage / P. Marchisio, S. Esposito, M. Picca, E. Baggi, L. Terranova, A. Orenti, E. Biganzoli, N. Principi. - In: THE PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. - ISSN 0891-3668. - 36:5(2017 May), pp. 521-523. [10.1097/INF.0000000000001485]

Serotypes not Included in 13-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine as Causes of Acute Otitis Media with Spontaneous Tympanic Membrane Perforation in a Geographic Area with High Vaccination Coverage

P. Marchisio
Primo
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S. Esposito
Secondo
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E. Baggi;L. Terranova;A. Orenti;E. Biganzoli
Penultimo
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N. Principi
Ultimo
2017

Abstract

In 177 children living in an area with high 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) coverage who had acute otitis media (AOM) complicated with spontaneous tympanic membrane perforation (STMP), Streptococcus pneumoniae was identified in the middle ear fluid of 48 (27.1%) subjects, with 37 (77.1%) cases caused by non-PCV13 serotypes.
acute otitis media; 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; pneumococcal serotypes; spontaneous tympanic membrane perforation; Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Settore MED/01 - Statistica Medica
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15-dic-2016
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