Pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in a teaching hospital in Bangkok

Background: Increased problems with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) and the dearth of epidemiologic and clinical information on invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Asia formed the basis for this study. Methods: A periodic retrospective review of the records of 0–15-year-old pat...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2003-09, Vol.7 (3), p.183-189
Main Authors: Sirinavin, Sayomporn, Vorachit, Malai, Thakkinstian, Ammarin, Hongsanguensri, Sirichai, Wittayawongsruji, Panida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Bacteremia
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Hospitals, Teaching
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Penicillin Resistance
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections - mortality
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Background: Increased problems with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) and the dearth of epidemiologic and clinical information on invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Asia formed the basis for this study. Methods: A periodic retrospective review of the records of 0–15-year-old patients was conducted at a teaching Hospital in Bangkok, during 1971–2000. Results: Infections with penicillin-non-susceptible SP (PNSSP) strains rapidly increased after they first appeared in 1988, and they accounted for 71% (29/41) of the total cases during 1996–2000. Of 137 patients, 74% were
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90050-6