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

Objectives. The precise epidemiology of childhood pneumonia remains poorly defined.
Accurate and prompt etiologic diagnosis is limited by inadequate clinical, radiologic, and …

OBJECTIVES: To provide information on pneumococcal pneumonias, on their associated
serotypes, and to estimate the coverage potentially afforded by antipneumococcal vaccines …

Objectives To describe pneumococcal diseases in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and
non-PICU patients. Methods The clinical, serotypes, and antibacterial sensitivity patterns of …

Recent studies have described an increase in the incidence of complicated pneumonia in
children, primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The objective of this study was to …

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 …

Pediatric bacterial pneumonia is an important contributor to childhood morbidity and
mortality. A short antibiotic course seems to be sufficient for the outpatient management of …

Background: Pneumonia is the leading reason for hospitalization in children. The
heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in Taiwan in October 2005 …

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia burden in children was poorly defined
in Uruguay. A three-year population-based surveillance demonstrated the impact of the …

Background: Despite the availability of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines, children with
high-risk conditions remain vulnerable to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). This study …