Evolution of antimicrobial resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children with invasive and noninvasive pneumococcal diseases in Algeria from 2005 to 2012

Evolution of antimicrobial resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children with invasive and noninvasive pneumococcal diseases in Algeria from 2005 to 2012

Pneumococcal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has dramatically reduced the incidence of pneumococcal diseases. PCVs are not currently being used in Algeria. We conducted a prospective study fro...

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Main Authors: N. Ramdani-Bouguessa, H. Ziane, S. Bekhoucha, Z. Guechi, A. Azzam, D. Touati, M. Naim, S. Azrou, M. Hamidi, A. Mertani, A. Laraba, T. Annane, S. Kermani, M. Tazir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Algeria
antibiotics
burden of disease
children
pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
pneumococcal diseases
serotype distribution
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229751500030X

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