Increase in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 associated parapneumonic pleural effusion/empyema after the introduction of PCV13 in Germany
Pediatric pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic pleural effusion/empyema (PPE/PE) remains a major concern despite general immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). In a nationwide pediatric hospital surveillance study in Germany we identified 584 children
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Veröffentlicht in: | Vaccine 2020-01, Vol.38 (3), p.570-577 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Pediatric pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic pleural effusion/empyema (PPE/PE) remains a major concern despite general immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs).
In a nationwide pediatric hospital surveillance study in Germany we identified 584 children |
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ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.056 |