The effect of immunization with pneumococcal conjugated vaccines on Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance patterns in acute otitis media

The effect of immunization with pneumococcal conjugated vaccines on Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance patterns in acute otitis media

Following the introduction of 7- and 13-pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in Israel, we demonstrated that within Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) positive middle ear cultures, obtained from young children with severe acute otitis media (AOM) episodes, there were more penicillin-susceptible and les...

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Main Authors: Tal Marom, Elad Avraham, Udi Cinamon, Sharon Ovnat Tamir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
acute otitis media
antibiotic resistance
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215008324

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