Increase in Invasive Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections in Children with Sickle Cell Disease since Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Licensure - 20/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.025
Timothy L. McCavit, MD a, c, ⁎ 
, Charles T. Quinn, MD, MS a, c, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, MD b, Zora R. Rogers, MD a, c
, Charles T. Quinn, MD, MS a, c, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, MD b, Zora R. Rogers, MD a, c a Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
b Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
c Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
Reprint requests: Timothy L. McCavit MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9063.Abstract |
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children with sickle cell disease has decreased with prophylactic penicillin, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, and pneumococcal protein-conjugate vaccine usage. We report 10 IPD cases since pneumococcal protein-conjugate vaccine licensure, including a recent surge of non-vaccine serotypes. IPD continues to be a serious risk in sickle cell disease.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Mots-clés : IPD, PCV7, PPV23, SCD, WBC
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| Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U54 HL0705088-06) and National Institutes of Health (UL1 RR024982-03). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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