Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.

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BACKGROUND: Serotype 19A invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) increased annually in the United States after the introduction of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7). To understand this increase, we characterized serotype 19A isolates recovered during 2005. METHODS: IPD cases during 1998-2005 were identified through population-based surveillance. We performed susceptibility testing and multilocus sequence typing on 528 (95%) of 554 serotype 19A isolates reported in 2005. RESULTS: The incidenc...

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Authors: Moore, MR; Gertz, R; Woodbury, R; Barkocy-Gallagher, G; Schaffner, W

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of infectious diseases
• Volume: 197
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 1016-1027
• Publication date: 2008-04-01
• DOI: 10.1086/528996
• EISSN: 1537-6613
• ISSN: 0022-1899
• Language: English
• Keywords: Serotyping; DNA, Bacterial; Humans; Penicillin Resistance; Child, Preschool; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Genotype; Infant, Newborn; Child; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Middle Aged; Adult; United States; Aged; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Adolescent; Incidence; Infant; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Pneumococcal Infections; Aged, 80 and over; Molecular Epidemiology