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Penicillin resistance and serotypes/serogroups of Streptococcus pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal carrier children younger than 2 years in Lima, Peru
Penicillin resistance and serotypes/serogroups of Streptococcus pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal carrier children younger than 2 years in Lima, Peru
| dc.contributor.author | Ochoa T.J. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Rupa R. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Guerra H. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Hernandez H. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Chaparro E. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Tamariz J. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Wanger A. | es_PE |
| dc.contributor.author | Mason Jr. E.O. | es_PE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the carriage rate, susceptibility pattern, and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx of children younger than 2 years old in Lima, Peru. A total of 666 children were evaluated during 3 periods, 1997, 2001, and 2003. The overall pneumococcal carrier rate was 41%. Reduced susceptibility to penicillin was found in 5% (4/75) of isolates in 1997, 20% (15/75) in 2001, and 37% (40/109) in 2003. Reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone was found in 12% of isolates in 2003. Serogroups 6, 19, 23, 15, and 14 accounted for 68% of all the isolates and for 81% of the penicillin-nonsusceptible strains. Only 65% of the isolated strains had serogroups found in the 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine. This highlights the importance of regional surveillance studies for effective vaccine strategies and treatment protocols. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico - Fondecyt | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.12.014 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-18844391061 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/732 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Pneumococcus vaccine | |
| dc.subject | ceftriaxone | es_PE |
| dc.subject | chloramphenicol | es_PE |
| dc.subject | clindamycin | es_PE |
| dc.subject | cotrimoxazole | es_PE |
| dc.subject | erythromycin | es_PE |
| dc.subject | penicillin G | es_PE |
| dc.subject | article | es_PE |
| dc.subject | bacterial strain | es_PE |
| dc.subject | bacterium isolate | es_PE |
| dc.subject | bacterium isolation | es_PE |
| dc.subject | blood group typing | es_PE |
| dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.03 | |
| dc.title | Penicillin resistance and serotypes/serogroups of Streptococcus pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal carrier children younger than 2 years in Lima, Peru | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |