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Molecular epidemiology of pediatric pneumococcal empyema from 2001 to 2007 in Utah.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Byington Carrie L, Hulten Kristina G, Ampofo Krow, Sheng Xiaoming, Pavia Andrew T, Blaschke Anne J, Pettigrew Melinda, Korgenski Kent, Daly Judy, Mason Edward O
Abstract excerpt
Utah had a high rate of pediatric pneumococcal empyema (PPE) prior to licensure of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) in 2000. The majority (62%) of PPE cases was due to nonvaccine serotypes, primarily Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1, multilocus sequence type (MLST) 227. PPE in Utah children has increased over the last decade. It is unclear whether the increase was due to serotype replacement or...
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