The bacterial species Streptococcus pneumoniae consists of 90 immunologically distinct
serotypes, of which some possess distinct epidemiological properties. Certain serotypes are …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia,
meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) …

The rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage among adults was compared with that
among children (age,⩽ 6 years) in the same population. Nasopharyngeal culture results for …

Background. Respiratory tract infections among children are a common reason for health
care provider visits and the primary reason for antimicrobial prescribing in this population …

Of the nasopharyngeal cultures recovered from 942 day care center (DCC) attendees in
Lisbon, Portugal, 591 (62%) yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae during a surveillance …

Background: The strong herd immunity effect and the serotype replacement associated with
the use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine have highlighted the importance of …

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have substantially reduced morbidity and
mortality of pneumococcal disease. The impact of the 7-valent PCV on all-serotype invasive …

In a cross-sectional study, with the use of molecular methods, we aimed to gain insight into
oropharyngeal pneumococcal colonization over time in 1212 Greek children recruited in …

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the upper airways of children and the elderly.
Colonization progresses to persistent carriage when S. pneumoniae forms biofilms, a …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remains one of the most commonly identified
causes of bacterial infection in the general population, and the risk is 30–100 fold higher in …