Etiology of pediatric pneumonia with effusion in the Dominican Republic and potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Pleural effusion is a serious complication of pneumonia, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause. We describe the aetiology of pneumonia with effusion among children in the Dominican Republic before the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in 2013 and the perfor...

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Published in:	Pneumonia
Main Authors:	Jesús Feris-Iglesias, Josefina Fernández, Jacqueline Sánchez, Fabiana Pimenta, Chabela Peña, Hilma Coradin, Eddy Perez-Then, Maria Peinado, Angélica Floren, Teresa Del Moral, Dean Erdman, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Jennifer Rabke Verani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2014-03-01
Subjects:	pneumonia, pleural effusion, Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcal vaccines, Dominican Republic
Online Access:	https://pneumonia.org.au/index.php/pneumonia/article/view/413