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Strep Infection
Recent findings in strep infection described by researchers from Case Western Reserve University
May 7th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "The serotypes and susceptibilities to penicillin, macrolides, and clindamycin of 1,655 invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered between 1979 acid 2004 were determined. A precipitous decrease of 61% in the number of isolates was found following 2000, the year of 7-valent protein-conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) introduction (139 versus 55 per 2-year period prior to versus after 2000; P< 0.001)." "This decrease was 84% in children <5 years old (80 versus 13 per 2-year period; P< 0.001) and 18 to 23% in other age groups (P, not significant). PCV7 serotypes decreased by 76% overall (103 versus 25...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-07)
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