A Pain in the Ear: What Has the 7-Valent Conjugated Pneumococcal Vaccine Done to Reduce the Incidence of Acute Otitis Media?

Regelmann comments on the study conducted by McEllistrem and colleagues on impacts of pneumococcal vaccine on penicillin-nonsusceptible streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from children with acute otitis media. McEllistrem and colleagues provided encouraging news abut the frequency of penicillin nons...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2005-06, Vol.40 (12), p.1745-1747
Main Author: Regelmann, Warren E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Clinical outcomes
Ears & hearing
Humans
Incidence
Inflammatory diseases
Otitis Media - epidemiology
Otitis Media - microbiology
Otitis Media - prevention & control
Penicillin
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control
Pneumococcal Vaccines - immunology
Vaccines
Vaccines, Conjugate - immunology
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Summary:Regelmann comments on the study conducted by McEllistrem and colleagues on impacts of pneumococcal vaccine on penicillin-nonsusceptible streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from children with acute otitis media. McEllistrem and colleagues provided encouraging news abut the frequency of penicillin nonsusceptibility, which did not increase over the 4 years of the study period.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/429925