Serotype distribution of pneumococci isolated from pediatric patients with acute otitis media and invasive infections, and potential coverage of pneumococcal conjugated vaccines Distribución de serotipos de neumococos aislados de pacientes pediátricos con otitis media aguda e infecciones invasivas y su cobertura potencial a través de vacunas conjugadas

A 16-month prospective, descriptive study was conducted on pneumococcal serotype distribution isolated from children with acute otitis media (AÜM) and invasive infections (INV). Eighty-nine children with pneumococcal INV and 324 with a first episode of AOM were included. Bacterial pathogens (N = 326...

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Main Authors:	Vanesa Reijtman, Sofía Fossati, Claudia Hernández, Patricia Sommerfleck, Patricia Bernáldez, Mirta Litterio, Griselda Berberian, Mabel Regueira, Horacio Lopardo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier España 2013-03-01
Series:	Revista Argentina de Microbiología
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotipos Pediatría Otitis media aguda Infecciones invasivas Vacunas Serotype Pediatrics Acute otitis media Invasive infections Vaccines
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