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ArticlePloS one2018

Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in rural Mozambique: 2001-2012.

Betuel Sigaúque, Jennifer R Verani, Sérgio Massora, Delfino Vubil, Llorenç Quintó, Sozinho Acácio, Inácio Mandomando, Quique Bassat, Tacilta Nhampossa, Fabiana Pimenta and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Epidemiology and clinical presentation of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in children under 5 years of age admitted to the Manhiça District Hospital, Mozambique, 2001-2019.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023
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  9. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Impact on Meningitis and Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years-Zimbabwe, 2010-2016.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Betuel SigaúqueFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.ORCID 0000-0001-6012-7052
Jennifer R VeraniRespiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Sérgio MassoraFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Delfino VubilFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Llorenç QuintóISGlobal, Barcelona Center of International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Sozinho AcácioFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Inácio MandomandoFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Quique BassatFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Tacilta NhampossaFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Fabiana PimentaRespiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Charfudin SacoorFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Maria da Gloria CarvalhoRespiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Eusebio MaceteFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.
Pedro L AlonsoFundação Manhiça / Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM); Maputo, Mozambique.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInvasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a major cause of illness and death among children worldwide. 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) was introduced as part of the Mozambican routine immunization program in April 2013. We characterized the IPD burden in a rural area of Mozambique before PCV introduction and estimated the potential impact of this intervention.

methodsWe conducted population-based surveillance for IPD, defined as S. pneumoniae isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid, among children <5 years old admitted to Manhiça District Hospital, a referral hospital in a rural area with high prevalence of human immunodiciency virus infection. S. pneumoniae was identified using standard microbiologic methods and serotyped using sequential multiplex PCR or Quellung. IPD incidence was calculated among cases from a defined catchment area.

resultsFrom January 2001 through December 2012, we isolated 768 cases of IPD, 498 (65%) of which were bacteraemic pneumonia episodes. A total of 391 (51%) were from the catchment area, yielding IPD incidence rates of 479, 390 and 107 episodes per 100,000 children-years at risk among children <12, 12-23 and 24-<60 months old, respectively. The overall IPD incidence fluctuated and showed a downward trend over time. In these same age groups, in-hospital death occurred in 48 (17%), 26 (12%), and 21 (13%) of all IPD cases, respectively. Overall 90% (543/603) of IPD isolates were available for serotyping; of those, 65% were covered by PCV10 and 83% by PCV13. Among 77 hospital deaths associated with serotyped IPD, 49% and 69% were caused by isolates included in the PCV10 and PCV13, respectively.

conclusionsWe describe very high rates of IPD among children in rural Mozambique that were declining before PCV introduction. Children <1 year old have the greatest incidence and case fatality; although the rates remain high among older groups as well. Most IPD episodes and many deaths among children <5 years old will likely be prevented through PCV10 introduction in Mozambique.

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Child, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMozambiquePneumococcal InfectionsRural PopulationStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID29304066
PMCPMC5755904

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