Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Healthy Children: Implications for the Use of Heptavalent Pnemococcal Conjugate Vaccine

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Marchisio, Paola ; Esposito, Susanna ; Schito, Gian Carlo ; Marchese, Anna ; Cavagna, Roberta ; Principi, Nicola
• Corporate Authors:
  Hercules Project Collaborative Group
• Description:
  We assessed the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes in the nasopharynx of healthy children, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, risk factors for carriage, and the coverage of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. In 2,799 healthy infants and children, the S. pneumoniae carrier rate was 8.6% (serotypes 3, 19F, 23F, 19A, 6B, and 14 were most common). Most pneumococci (69.4%) were resistant to one or more antimicrobial classes. The rate of penicillin resistance was low (9.1%); macrolide resistance was high (52.1%). Overall, 63.2% of the isolates belonged to strains covered by the heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine. This percentage was higher in children <2 years old (73.1%) and in those ages 2-5 years (68.9%). Sinusitis in the previous 3 months was the only risk factor for carrier status; acute otitis media was the only risk factor for the carriage of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae. Most isolated strains are covered by the heptavalent conjugate vaccine, especially in the first years of life, suggesting that its use could reduce the incidence of pneumococcal disease.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Carrier State Child Child, Preschool Children Conjugate Vaccine Drug Resistance, Bacterial Epidemiology Humans Infant Lactams Macrolides Nasopharyngeal Carriage Nose Pharynx Pneumococcal Infections Pneumococcal Vaccines Prevalence Research Risk Factors Serotyping Streptococcus Pneumoniae

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(5):479-484.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:d2e2cc24aae176b6d1a7070ec6ef97852d8651bc10cb59c2e360bc160d36a8ce
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