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Serotype distribution and drug resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Palestinian Territories.

Kattan, Randa; Abu Rayyan, Amal; Zheiman, Inas; Idkeidek, Suzan; Baraghithi, Sabri; Rishmawi, Nabeel; Turkuman, Sultan; Abu-Diab, Afaf; Ghneim, Riyad; Zoughbi, Madeleine; Dauodi, Rula; Ghneim, Raed; Issa, Abed-El-Razeq; Siryani, Issa; Al Qas, Randa; Liddawi, Rawan; Khamash, Hatem; Kanaan, Moein; Marzouqa, Hiyam; Hindiyeh, Musa Y.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 17(1): 94-6, 2011 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21192863

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To determine antimicrobial drug resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes, we analyzed isolates from blood cultures of sick children residing in the West Bank before initiation of pneumococcal vaccination. Of 120 serotypes isolated, 50.8%, 73.3%, and 80.8% of the bacteremia cases could have been prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Serotype 14 was the most drug-resistant serotype isolated.

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology , Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification , Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects , Bacteremia/epidemiology , Bacteremia/microbiology , Bacteremia/prevention & control , Blood/microbiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Culture Media , Female , Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle East/epidemiology , Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology , Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control , Pneumococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage , Serotyping , Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Vaccination

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