Serotype distribution and drug resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Palestinian Territories

To determine antimicrobial drug resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes, we analyzed isolates from blood cultures of sick children residing in the West Bank before initiation of pneumococcal vaccination. Of 120 serotypes isolated, 50.8%, 73.3%, and 80.8% of the bacteremia cases could have b...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-01, Vol.17 (1), p.94-96
Main Authors: Kattan, Randa, Abu Rayyan, Amal, Zheiman, Inas, Idkeidek, Suzan, Baraghithi, Sabri, Rishmawi, Nabeel, Turkuman, Sultan, Abu-Diab, Afaf, Ghneim, Riyad, Zoughbi, Madeleine, Dauodi, Rula, Ghneim, Raed, Issa, Abed-El-Razeq, Siryani, Issa, Al Qas, Randa, Liddawi, Rawan, Khamash, Hatem, Kanaan, Moein, Marzouqa, Hiyam, Hindiyeh, Musa Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
antimicrobial drug resistance
Bacteremia - epidemiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteremia - prevention & control
bacteria
Blood
Blood - microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Culture Media
Dispatch
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Genetic aspects
Health aspects
Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical examination
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle East - epidemiology
PCV13
PCV7
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control
Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Serotyping
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification
Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Vaccination
vaccine
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Summary:To determine antimicrobial drug resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes, we analyzed isolates from blood cultures of sick children residing in the West Bank before initiation of pneumococcal vaccination. Of 120 serotypes isolated, 50.8%, 73.3%, and 80.8% of the bacteremia cases could have been prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Serotype 14 was the most drug-resistant serotype isolated.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1701.100886