Article
Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute bacterial meningitis in Mozambique: implications for a national immunization strategy
Registro en:
NHANTUMBO, Aquino Albino; et al. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute bacterial meningitis in Mozambique: implications for a national immunization strategy. BMC Microbiology, v.16, n.1, 9p, June 2016.
1471-2180
10.1186/s12866-016-0747-y
Autor
Nhantumbo, Aquino Albino
Gudo, Eduardo Samo
Caierão, Juliana
Munguambe, Alcides Moniz
Comé, Charlotte Elizabeth
Zimba, Tomás Francisco
Moraes, Milton Ozório
Dias, Cícero
Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente
Resumen
S. pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in children. Vaccination using the 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) was recently introduced into the National Immunization Program in Mozambique, but data on serotype coverage of this vaccine formulation are scarce. In this study, we investigated the serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of isolates of S. pneumoniae causing ABM in children < 5 years at the two largest hospitals in Mozambique.