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Asner SA, Agyeman PKA, Gradoux E, Posfay-Barbe KM, Heininger U, Giannoni E, Crisinel PA, Stocker M, Bernhard-Stirnemann S, Niederer-Loher A, Kahlert CR, Hasters P, Relly C, Baer W, Aebi C, Schlapbach LJ, Berger C. Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sepsis in Children After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: A Prospective Population-based Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 69:1574-1580. [PMID: 30601988 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Population-based studies assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on burden of pneumococcal sepsis in children are lacking. We aimed to assess this burden following introduction of PCV-13 in a nationwide cohort study. METHODS The Swiss Pediatric Sepsis Study (September 2011 to December 2015) prospectively recruited children <17 years of age with blood culture-proven sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, meeting criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Infection with vaccine serotype in children up to date with PCV immunization was defined as vaccine failure. Main outcomes were admission to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and length of hospital stay (LOS). RESULTS Children with pneumococcal sepsis (n = 117) accounted for a crude incidence of 2.0 per 100 000 children (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7-2.4) and 25% of community-acquired sepsis episodes. Case fatality rate was 8%. Forty-two (36%) patients required PICU admission. Children with meningitis (29; 25%) were more often infected by serotypes not included in PCV (69% vs 31%; P < .001). Sixteen (26%) of 62 children up to date with PCV immunization presented with vaccine failure, including 11 infected with serotype 3. In multivariable analyses, children with meningitis (odds ratio [OR] 6.8; 95% CI 2.4-19.3; P < .001) or infected with serotype 3 (OR 2.8; 95% CI 1.1-7.3; P = .04) were more often admitted to PICU. Children infected with serotype 3 had longer LOS (β coefficient 0.2, 95% CI .1-1.1; P = .01). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of pneumococcal sepsis in children shortly after introduction of PCV-13 remained substantial. Meningitis mostly due to non-vaccine serotypes and disease caused by serotype 3 represented significant predictors of severity.
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- Sandra A Asner
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Unit, Department Mother-Woman-Child, Switzerland.,Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Unit, Department Mother-Woman-Child, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Children's Hospital of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.,Clinic of Neonatology, Department Mother-Woman-Child, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Unit, Department Mother-Woman-Child, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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MATSUBARA K, NIGAMI H, IWATA A, UCHIDA Y, YAMAMOTO G, CHANG B, WADA A. Seasonal Changes of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children and Association with Day Care Attendance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 86:7-12. [DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi.86.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nishi-Kobe Medical Center
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nishi-Kobe Medical Center
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- Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
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- Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
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McIntosh EDG, Fritzell B, Fletcher MA. Burden of paediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in Europe, 2005. Epidemiol Infect 2006; 135:644-56. [PMID: 16959054 PMCID: PMC2870618 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268806007199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Within the European Union (EU), documenting the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants and children is important for coordinating effective pneumococcal immunization policies. Our objective was to document the burden of IPD in countries of the EU plus Switzerland and Norway. European affiliates of Wyeth Vaccines made available recent epidemiological data on IPD from local disease surveillance programmes, including unpublished sources. Recent literature and websites were also searched to provide as wide a representation as possible. This included OVID and abstracts from a number of international meetings, dating from the year 2000. The reported rates of paediatric IPD per 100000 (age) ranged from a low of 1.7 (<2 years) to 4.2 (2-15 years) in Sweden to a high of 93.5 to 174 (<2 years) to 56.2 (<5 years) in Spain. The percentage of circulating serotypes causing IPD that are covered by 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) IPD serotype coverage ranged from 60% to 80% for European children aged <2 years. Under reporting, differences in reporting methods, antibiotic prescribing and disparities in blood-culturing practices may explain the differences in reported disease incidence. Because of the excellent clinical efficacy of the PCV against IPD, national pneumococcal vaccination programmes in Europe have the potential to prevent much morbidity and mortality.
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- E D G McIntosh
- Global Medical Affairs, Wyeth Europa, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 4UB, UK.
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Vergison A, Tuerlinckx D, Verhaegen J, Malfroot A. Epidemiologic features of invasive pneumococcal disease in Belgian children: passive surveillance is not enough. Pediatrics 2006; 118:e801-9. [PMID: 16894008 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-3195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Reliable epidemiologic surveillance of infectious diseases is important for making rational choices for public health issues such as vaccination strategies. In Belgium, as in most European countries, surveillance relies on voluntary passive reporting from microbiology laboratories; therefore, reported incidence rates are probably inaccurate. METHODS We conducted national, active, laboratory-based and clinically based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in young children. RESULTS During the study period, the incidences of invasive pneumococcal disease in children < 2 years of age (104.4 cases per 10(5) person-years and 16.1 cases per 10(5) person-years for invasive pneumococcal disease and meningitis, respectively) and in children 0 to 59 months of age (59.5 cases per 10(5) person-years for invasive pneumococcal disease and 7.7 cases per 10(5) person-years for meningitis) were twice those reported previously through the passive surveillance system. Overall, 67% of the Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from children < 5 years of age belonged to 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine serotypes and 18% to vaccine-related serotypes (mainly serotype 19A). Erythromycin resistance was frequent, especially among children < 2 years of age (59%). CONCLUSIONS Under-reporting can explain the reported low incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in countries (such as Belgium) that depend on a passive epidemiologic surveillance system, which could lead to erroneous choices in vaccination policies. There is a need for an active system of epidemiologic surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases such as invasive pneumococcal disease, at the national or European level.
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- Anne Vergison
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium.
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Wexler ID, Knoll S, Picard E, Villa Y, Shoseyov D, Engelhard D, Kerem E. Clinical characteristics and outcome of complicated pneumococcal pneumonia in a pediatric population. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006; 41:726-34. [PMID: 16779839 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The incidence of complicated pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae is reported to be increasing. This increase may be related to host susceptibility and/or pathogen virulence. The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with complicated pneumococcal pneumonia, and to identify risk factors associated with prolonged fever and hospitalization. The study involved reviewing the records of all children who were hospitalized in four major hospitals in Jerusalem with a confirmed diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia during a 12-year period (1986-1997). Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome variables were compared between those with uncomplicated and complicated pneumonia. One hundred and eleven children (median age, 2.2 years) were hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia during the study period. Forty-four (39%) of them had complicated pneumonia, characterized by pleural effusion, empyema, pneumothorax, pneumatocele, and/or atelectasis. There was no correlation between the isolation of penicillin-resistant S. pneumonia (16% of cases) and complicated pneumonia. Factors that were significantly associated with complicated pneumonia included weight <or=10% for age, respiratory distress (e.g., tachypnea, dyspnea), anemia, and a white blood cell count (WBC) <15,000/mm(3) at time of admission. Complicated pneumonia and a WBC <15,000/mm(3) on admission increased the risk for prolonged fever and an extended length of hospitalization. Based on these results, it is concluded that host factors such as anemia, low weight, and a low WBC are associated with complicated pneumonia. Both the presence of pulmonary complications and a relatively low WBC in children hospitalized for pneumococcal pneumonia are independent risk factors for protracted fever and extended hospitalization.
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- Isaiah D Wexler
- Department of Pediatrics, Mount Scopus Campus, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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