Increase in Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in Children with Sickle Cell Disease since Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Licensure

Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) has decreased with prophylactic penicillin, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, and pneumococcal protein-conjugate vaccine (PCV7) usage. We report 10 IPD cases since PCV7 licensure, including a recent surge of non-vaccin...

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Main Authors: McCavit, Timothy L., Quinn, Charles T., Techasaensiri, Chonnamet, Rogers, Zora R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21193205
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.025
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