Abstract Purpose of Review Despite the available pneumococcal conjugate vaccination
(PCV), children in developing countries suffer significant morbidity and mortality from …

Background: Pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae results in
considerable mortality and morbidity. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), such as …

Introduction Encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae strains cause high morbidity and
mortality, mainly in countries with no pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of Streptococcus pneumoniae and
Haemophilus influenzae in sputum of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) …

Purpose In order to understand the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae and
Haemophilus influenzae globally and provide the basis for rational use of antimicrobials in …

Objectives To analyze the serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical
isolates collected in the south of Tunisia over a 5-year period in different age groups and to …

Background Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) remains a devastating disease that causes
substantial neurological morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, there are few large …

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae causes serious infections worldwide. The aim of
this study was to determine the molecular characteristic, antibiotic resistance pattern and …

CNS infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of
CNS infections shows striking differences in geographic regions. We reviewed the literature …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) infections cause morbidity and mortality among children
worldwide. Hence India introduced 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) in …