Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in a child vaccinated with pneumococcal heptavalent conjugate vaccine

New Microbiol. 2009 Jul;32(3):317-8.

Abstract

Pneumococcal meningitis is still today a life threatening disease among children under-5 worldwide. Although the heptavalent vaccine has demonstrated its ability to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal disease its efficacy is limited due to the restricted number of serotypes included. We report a case of a child with a Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis despite the use of heptavalent conjugate vaccine.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / prevention & control*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines