Pneumococci detected in sterile body fluids of pediatric patients postpandemic trends from a single center

2026/01/01 by Gülnihan Üstündağ, Eda Karadağ Öncel, Aslıhan Şahin +9 · 1 voice
Medicine · #Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections #Respiratory viral infections research #Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2026.10314

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/04/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

This study assessed pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) post-COVID-19. No cases appeared in the first two pandemic years, but 12 were diagnosed after 2022. Identified serotypes included 3, 6B, 19, and untypeable G. Despite PCV13, infections persist, especially serotype 3, notable for its robust capsule.

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• After two years of silence during COVID-19, invasive pneumococcal disease re-emerged in children. Twelve cases were detected post-2022, with serotype 3 most frequent despite vaccination. Our findings [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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