Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children in Tonga

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Feb;36(2):239-240. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001400.

Abstract

In Tonga, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is not a scheduled immunization. We identified all children in Tonga with invasive pneumococcal disease from 2010 to 2013. The average annual invasive pneumococcal disease incidence rate was 113/100,000 (<2 years), 50/100,000 (<5 years) and 25/100,000 (<15 years). The case fatality rate (<5 years) was 25%. The incidence rate and high case fatality rate indicate the need for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bacteremia
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae*
  • Tonga / epidemiology