Pneumonia
Research from A. Fenoll and co-authors yields new data on pneumonia
Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 12th, 2011
2011 JAN 12 -- According to recent research published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, "Trends in serotype incidence and susceptibility (1997 to 2008) of Spanish Streptococcus pneumoniae pleural isolates (n = 831) were explored. Penicillin (oral) nonsusceptibility rates and the incidence of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) serotypes showed decreasing trends (R-2 >= 0.600; P<= 0.002)."
"The incidence of serotypes 1 and 19A showed increasing trends (R-2 >= 0.759; P< 0.001), with no trends for serotype 3. Serotypes 19A, 1, and 3 represented 85% of pediatric isolates in 2008. In serotype 19A, the penicillin...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2011-01-12)
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