Abstract
During 2012, Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 was identified by polymerase chain reaction in 15 out of 20 (75%) pleural fluid specimens from children with pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic pleural effusion in Greece. One-third of these children had been immunized with the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine after the age of 12 months, according to the national immunization schedule.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pleural Effusion / microbiology*
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Pneumococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage*
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology*
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / prevention & control*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Substances
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13-valent pneumococcal vaccine
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Pneumococcal Vaccines