Serotype Distribution and Drug Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Palestinian Territories

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kattan, Randa ; Abu Rayyan, Amal ; Zheiman, Inas ; Idkeidek, Suzan ; Baraghithi, Sabri ; Rishmawi, Nabeel ; Turkuman, Sultan ; Abu-Diab, Afaf ; Ghneim, Riyad ; Zoughbi, Madeleine ; Dauodi, Rula ; Ghneim, Raed ; Issa, Abed-El-Razeq ; Siryani, Issa ; Al Qas, Randa ; Liddawi, Rawan ; Khamash, Hatem ; Kanaan, Moein ; Marzouqa, Hiyam ; Hindiyeh, Musa Y.
• Description:
  To determine antimicrobial drug resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes, we analyzed isolates from blood cultures of sick children residing in the West Bank before initiation of pneumococcal vaccination. Of 120 serotypes isolated, 50.8%, 73.3%, and 80.8% of the bacteremia cases could have been prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Serotype 14 was the most drug-resistant serotype isolated.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacteremia Blood Child Child, Preschool Culture Media Dispatch Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Pneumococcal Infections Pneumococcal Vaccines Serotyping Vaccination

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(1):94-96.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Middle East
• Location:
  Middle East
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7ab8eb0cf10db9f32ea15773ccaff470eacdd0faf70449e707cbec578e6f69ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18385/cdc_18385_DS1.pdf
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