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Article: Pneumococcal parapneumonic empyema up in some areas.(Infectious Diseases)
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- Pediatric News
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- January 1, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The incidence of pediatric pneumococcal parapneumonic empyema doubled in Utah and surrounding areas since introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Carrie L. Byington, M.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae not covered by the vaccine caused most of the recent cases.
The activity of bacterial serotypes varies by geographical region. In the past decade, Utah has had one of the highest rates of pneumococcal parapneumonic empyema (PPE) in children due to S. pneumoniae serotype 1, which the vaccine does not cover, said Dr. ...