The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious …
JS Bradley, CL Byington, SS Shah… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and …
acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and …
Streptococcus pneumoniae: epidemiology, risk factors, and strategies for prevention
JP Lynch, GG Zhanel - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia,
meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) …
meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) …
Sustained reductions in invasive pneumococcal disease in the era of conjugate vaccine
T Pilishvili, C Lexau, MM Farley, J Hadler… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Changes in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence were evaluated
after 7 years of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) use in US children …
after 7 years of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) use in US children …
Early trends for invasive pneumococcal infections in children after the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
SL Kaplan, WJ Barson, PL Lin, JR Romero… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced for
routine administration to infants and children in 2010 in the United States. We have …
routine administration to infants and children in 2010 in the United States. We have …
Emergence of parapneumonic empyema in the USA
Background Although recent reports suggest that the incidence of parapneumonic empyema
has increased in several regions of the USA, national trends in disease burden are …
has increased in several regions of the USA, national trends in disease burden are …
Invasive pneumococcal disease caused by nonvaccine serotypes among Alaska native children with high levels of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine …
RJ Singleton, TW Hennessy, LR Bulkow, LL Hammitt… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextWith routine childhood vaccination using heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine, one concern has been the potential for emergence and expansion of replacement …
vaccine, one concern has been the potential for emergence and expansion of replacement …
[PDF][PDF] Clinical implications of pneumococcal serotypes: invasive disease potential, clinical presentations, and antibiotic resistance
JY Song, MH Nahm… - Journal of Korean medical …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae can asymptomatically colonize the nasopharynx and cause a
diverse range of illnesses. This clinical spectrum from colonization to invasive …
diverse range of illnesses. This clinical spectrum from colonization to invasive …
Increasing incidence of empyema complicating childhood community-acquired pneumonia in the United States
Background. The incidence of childhood pneumonia decreased following introduction of 7-
valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the United States. Recent regional …
valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the United States. Recent regional …
Empyema: an increasing concern in Canada
C Finley, J Clifton, JM FitzGerald… - Canadian respiratory …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Empyema is a suppurative infection of the pleural space. Without prompt
treatment, it can result in significant hospital stays, more invasive treatments as it …
treatment, it can result in significant hospital stays, more invasive treatments as it …
Empyema hospitalizations increased in US children despite pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
STT Li, DJ Tancredi - Pediatrics, 2010 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine if the incidence of empyema among children in the United States
has changed since the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 2000 …
has changed since the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 2000 …