Pneumococcal conjugate serotype distribution and predominating role of serotype 3 in German adults with community-acquired pneumonia

•PCV13 serotypes were present in 7.4% of German adults with pneumonia.•Serotype 3 was the most common serotype detected by SSUAD.•Serotype 3 can cause severe pneumonia.•Serotype 3 was frequently missed by conventional microbiology.•Changes in overall PCV coverage were not detected during years 2013...

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Published in:	Vaccine Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1129 - 1136
Main Authors:	Forstner, Christina, Kolditz, Martin, Kesselmeier, Miriam, Ewig, Santiago, Rohde, Gernot, Barten-Neiner, Grit, Rupp, Jan, Witzenrath, Martin, Welte, Tobias, Pletz, Mathias W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 29.01.2020 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adults Aged Allergy and Immunology antigen detection Antigens Cohort Studies Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Confidence intervals Conjugate vaccine Conjugates Demographics disease severity Female Germany Germany - epidemiology Herd immunity herds hospitals Humans Immunization Immunoglobulins Infants Male Middle Aged Mortality Older people oxygen Pathogens Patients Pneumococcal Vaccines Pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - epidemiology Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - microbiology Serogroup Serotype 3 Serotype-specific urinary antigen detection assay Serotypes Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification Trends Urinalysis Urine Vaccination Vaccines Vaccines, Conjugate Germany United States > US Herd immunity Serotype-specific urinary antigen detection assay Serotype 3 Conjugate vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae
ISSN:	0264-410X, 1873-2518, 1873-2518
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