Parapneumonic pleural effusions caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 in children immunized with 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine.
| Title | Parapneumonic pleural effusions caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 in children immunized with 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Antachopoulos, C., Tsolia M. N., Tzanakaki G., Xirogianni A., Dedousi O., Markou G., Zografou S-M., Eliades A., Kirvassilis F., Kesanopoulos K., & Roilides E. |
| Journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 81-3 |
| Date Published | 2014 Jan |
| ISSN | 1532-0987 |
| Keywords | Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Pleural Effusion, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Abstract | During 2012, Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 was identified by polymerase chain reaction in 15 out of 20 (75%) pleural fluid specimens from children with pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic pleural effusion in Greece. One-third of these children had been immunized with the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine after the age of 12 months, according to the national immunization schedule. |
| DOI | 10.1097/INF.0000000000000041 |
| Alternate Journal | Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. |
| PubMed ID | 24172850 |
