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ArticleThe Pediatric infectious disease journal2026

Clinical and Economic Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children in Suriname: A Nationwide Cohort Study From a Middle-income Country in the Absence of a Pneumococcal Immunization Program.

Kevin H van 't Kruys, Frederick W Thielen, Nikita Borstlap, Terrence Mawie, Gertjan J Driessen, Frans B Plötz, Amadu E Juliana, Navin P Boeddha

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Article in The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kevin H van 't KruysFrom the Department of Pediatrics, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Frederick W ThielenErasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Nikita BorstlapFaculty of Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Terrence MawieDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Gertjan J DriessenDepartment of Pediatrics, MosaKids Children's Hospital, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Frans B PlötzDepartment of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Hilversum, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3212-2048
Amadu E JulianaFrom the Department of Pediatrics, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Navin P BoeddhaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9487-1218

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Merck Sharp & Dohme BV Investigator-Initiated Studies Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This nationwide cohort study (2017 to 2022) from Suriname, one of the 25 countries worldwide lacking pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in its national immunization program, reveals a significant clinical burden of invasive pneumococcal disease, with pneumonia being the most common manifestation. High mortality, frequent disability and substantial healthcare costs, especially for children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, advocate for the introduction of a pneumococcal immunization program.

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Cost of IllnessPneumococcal InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansImmunization ProgramsIncidenceInfantMalePneumococcal VaccinesStreptococcus pneumoniaeSurinamePneumococcal Vaccinescost of illnessincidencepneumococcal infectionsresource-limited settingsvaccination

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PMCPMC13446908

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