Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia
in children. Despite the use of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the incidence …

Background: Improved Childhood Immunizations Programs, especially the introduction of
pneumococcal vaccination, better diagnostic methods and the importance of reduced …

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) serotype distribution among nasopharyngeal
(NP) carriage isolates changed significantly after the introduction of the 7-valent …

Background: Because the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has reduced
vaccine-type invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children, a greater proportion of IPD is …

Background. Use of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7 [Prevnar])
has been associated with decreased a incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) …

Objective. Monitor clinical and microbiologic features including antimicrobial susceptibility of
invasive pneumococcal infections among children. Design. A 6-year (September, 1993 …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to monitor the clinical and microbiologic features
of invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae among children before and …

Background: Pediatric pneumococcal parapneumonic empyema (PPE) has become
increasingly common. In the last decade, Utah has had one of the highest rates of PPE in the …

Objective. Despite immunization with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7),
the rising prevalence of antibiotic resistance makes Streptococcus pneumoniae a continuing …

Objectives: To assess the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in all children
younger than 5 years of age in the Northern California Kaiser Permanente (NCKP) health …