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- Title
A pediatric case of acute meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 33D.
- Authors
Kaman, Ayşe; Aydın-Teke, Türkan; Öz, Fatma Nur; Bayhan, Gülsüm İclal; Metin, Özge; Gayretli-Aydın, Zeynep Gökçe; Tanır, Gönül
- Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children. It is also responsible for bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia, sinusitis and acute otitis media in young children worldwide. The serotypes included in the 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7)--1, 5, 6A, 6B, 14, 19F, 23F--are those most commonly responsible for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) globally. Unvaccinated children are at greater risk for meningitis. The rate of non-vaccine serotypes as causes of invasive disease has increased. Although the incidence rate of IPD is highest in children aged <2 years, the rare, non-vaccine serotypes of S. pneumoniae may be responsible for acute meningitis in older, unvaccinated children. In this report, we present a pediatric case of meningitis due to S. pneumoniae serotype 33D, which has not been previously identified as a cause of IPD in those countries where PCV7 is routinely administered, including Turkey.
- Subjects
TURKEY; PNEUMOCOCCAL meningitis; VACCINATION of children; SEROTYPES; OTITIS media in children
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 3, p304
- ISSN
0041-4301
- Publication type
Article