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ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2010

Childhood pneumococcal diseases and serotypes: can vaccines protect?

Kam Lun Hon, Margaret Ip, Kenneth Lee, Edmund Anthony Nelson, Ka Ho Eric Shea, Yiu Sang Tony Yuen, Ting Fan Leung

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Article in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Kam Lun HonDepartment of Pediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6/F, Clinical Sciences Building, Shatin, Hong Kong. ehon@cuhk.edu.hk
Margaret Ip
Kenneth Lee
Edmund Anthony Nelson
Ka Ho Eric Shea
Yiu Sang Tony Yuen
Ting Fan Leung

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objectivesTo describe pneumococcal diseases in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and non-PICU patients.

methodsThe clinical, serotypes, and antibacterial sensitivity patterns of all children admitted to the pediatric wards (including PICU) of a university-affiliated teaching hospital from 2007 through 2009 with pneumococcal isolates were reviewed.

resultsTwelve cases of pneumococcal disease in children from 2007 through 2009 were reported. Five patients were admitted to PICU and 7 were general pediatric admissions. Four patients (2 PICU and 2 general pediatric) had received full or partial 7-valent pneumococcal vaccinations. All four patients recovered following systemic antibiotic treatment without sequelae. The serotypes of all PICU and some general pediatric cases were available and included 3, 6B, 19A and 19F. All isolates were sensitive to vancomycin. 50% were intermediate resistant/resistant to penicillin and 17% resistant to cefotaxime. PICU cases required longer total hospital stay (23 days vs 5 days, p=0.013). Three patients were ventilated and one received inotropic support. There was no death in this series.

conclusionsPneumococcal disease may develop despite prior vaccination. The expanded coverage of newer polyvalent pneumococcal vaccines might have prevented some, but not all, of these admissions.

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Pneumococcal VaccinesAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCritical CareFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantMalePneumococcal InfectionsRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsPneumococcal Vaccines

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