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Urban and Rural Disparities in Pneumococcal Carriage and Resistance in Jordanian Children, 2015-2019.

Adnan Al-Lahham, Nashat Khanfar, Noor Albataina, Rana Al Shwayat, Rawsan Altwal, Talal Abulfeilat, Ghaith Alawneh, Mohammad Khurd, Abdelsalam Alqadi Altamimi

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Article in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adnan Al-LahhamDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Nashat KhanfarPediatric Clinic, Khalda, Salim Khouri Str. 48, Amman 11953, Jordan.
Noor AlbatainaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Rana Al ShwayatDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Rawsan AltwalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Talal AbulfeilatDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Ghaith AlawnehDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Mohammad KhurdDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
Abdelsalam Alqadi AltamimiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Applied Medical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
German Jordanian University · JOJordan Hospital · JO

Funding

German-Jordanian University SAMS 22/2015 and SAMS 45/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA pneumococcal carriage surveillance study took place examining Jordanian children in urban and rural areas in the period 2015-2019.

objectivesTo determine urban and rural differences in pneumococcal carriage rate, resistance, and serotypes among healthy Jordanian children from Amman (urban) and eastern Madaba (rural).

methodsNasopharyngeal swabs (NP) were taken from 682 children aged 1 to 163 months. Pneumococcal identification, serotyping, and resistance were performed according to standard method.

resultsThe number of cases tested for Amman was 267 and there were 415 cases tested for eastern Madaba. Carriage rate for eastern Madaba was 39.5% and 31.1% for Amman. Predominant serotypes for eastern Madaba and Amman were 19F (21.3%; 15.7%), 23F (12.2%; 9.6%), 14 (6.7%; 2.4%), 19A (4.9%; 2.4%), and 6A (5.5%; 3.6%). Resistance rates for eastern Madaba and Amman were as follows: penicillin (95.8%; 81.9%), clarithromycin (68.9%; 59.0%), clindamycin (40.8%; 31.3%), and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (73.2%; 61.4%). Coverage of PCV7, PCV13, and the future PCV20 for Amman was 42.2%, 48.2%, and 60.2%; for eastern Madaba, coverage was 50.0%, 62.2%, and 73.2%, respectively. In Amman 25.8% of children received 1-3 PCV7 injections compared to 1.9% of children in eastern Madaba.

conclusionsThere were significant differences in carriage, resistance, and coverage between both regions. The potential inclusion of a PCV vaccination program for rural areas is essential.

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