Clinical and Bacteriological Analysis of Pediatric Pneumococcal Meningitis after 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction in Japan

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of meningitis in children. In Japan, since the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), the number of pneumococcal meningitis due to non-PCV13 serotypes in children has increased. To clarify the clinical outc...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Erika Kurihara, Kenichi Takeshita, Saori Tanaka, Noriko Takeuchi, Misako Ohkusu, Haruka Hishiki, Naruhiko Ishiwada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis serotype antimicrobial susceptibility 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01822-21