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Infecciones invasivas por serotipos no vacunales de Streptococcus pneumoniae: una amenaza creciente

Resumen Introducción: En México, cuando se inició la aplicación de la vacuna PCV13 (neumocócica conjugada), se cubría el 70.6% de los serotipos causantes de enfermedad invasiva por neumococo en menores de 5 años. Después de varios años, los casos de enfermedad causada por los serotipos incluid...

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae in adult patients in Mexico

Rev. argent. microbiol; 51 (3), 2019
The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and clinical and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adult patients in Mexico. Streptococcus pneumoniae classified as the causative agent of CAP in adult patients and patients with invasive S. pneumoniae isolates pr...

Antimicrobial susceptibility and fluctuations in clonal complexes of serogroup 6 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected from children in Beijing, China, between 1997 and 2016

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT This study examined the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clonal complex (CC) characteristics of serogroup 6 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected from children in Beijing, China, between 1997 and 2016. Serotypes were determined using the Quellung reaction, and the antimicrobial su...

Theoretical pneumococcal vaccine coverage: analysis of serotypes isolated from inpatients at a tertiary care hospital

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes isolated from an inpatient population at a tertiary care hospital, in order to determine the theoretical coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23). Met...

Resistencia antibiótica y distribución de serotipos en cepas neumocócicas invasivas en adultos hospitalizados en Lima, Perú

RESUMEN Objetivos. Describir las características clínicas, resistencia antibiótica y distribución de serotipos de cepas causantes de enfermedad neumocócica invasiva (ENI) en adultos. Materiales y métodos. Estudio tipo serie de casos. Se recolectaron cepas de neumococo de pacientes adultos hospi...

Comparison of culture and PCR methods in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Our aim in this study is to compare the standard culture method with the multiplex PCR and the Speed-Oligo® Bacterial Meningitis Test (SO-BMT) – a hybridization-based molecular test method – during the CSF examination of the patients with the pre-diagnosis of acute bacterial meningi...

Clinical and microbiological implications of invasive pneumococcal disease in hospitalized patients (1998-2013)

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (3), 2016
Abstract Introduction Infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) still represent a challenge for health systems around the world. Objective The objective of this study was to assess microbiological and clinical aspects in hospitalized patients with invasive pneumococcus disease betwee...

Opinión del Comité Consultivo de Inmunizaciones Sociedad Chilena de Infectología: Vacuna neumocóccica conjugada en niños y la emergencia de serotipo 19A

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (3), 2016
La incorporación de la vacuna conjugada antineumocóc-cica 10 valente (PCV10) en lactantes en Chile el año 2011 ha permitido reducir las hospitalizaciones y muertes por neumonía en este grupo etario. Sin embargo, se ha observado desde entonces un aumento progresivo de los aislados de Streptococcus pne...