Distribution of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes in US Adults Aged ≥50 Years With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 208; no. 11; pp. 1813 - 1820
• Main Authors: Sherwin, Robert L., Gray, Sharon, Alexander, Ronika, McGovern, Paul C., Graepel, Jay, Pride, Michael W., Purdy, Jay, Paradiso, Peter, File, Thomas M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Applied microbiology; BACTERIA; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections - immunology; Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology; Community-Acquired Infections - prevention & control; Conjugate vaccines; Cross Infection; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demography; Diseases; Epidemiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hospitals; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Mortality; Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology; Pneumococcal Infections - immunology; Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology; Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control; Pneumococcal pneumonia; Pneumococcal Vaccines - immunology; Pneumonia; Polysaccharides; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Serotyping; Species Specificity; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification; Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology; United States - epidemiology; Urine; Vaccination; Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects); Vaccines, Conjugate - immunology; Lung disease; Streptococcaceae; Pneumonia; Community acquired infection; Respiratory disease; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Vaccine; Serotype; Streptococcus pneumoniae; 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; urinary antigen detection assay; healthcare-associated pneumonia; serotype distribution; community-acquired pneumonia; pneumococcal serotypes

Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes a substantial proportion of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) in the United States. Limited data are available regarding the pneumococcal serotypes causing CAP and HCAP. Methods. Adults aged ≥50 years presenting...