Serotype distribution in non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: association with disease severity and implications for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Thomas Benfield; Marlene Skovgaard; Henrik Carl Schønheyder; Jenny Dahl Knudsen; Jette Bangsborg; Christian Ostergaard; Hans-Christian Slotved; Helle Bossen Konradsen; Reimar Wernich Thomsen; Lotte Lambertsen

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Serotype distribution in non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: association with disease severity and implications for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

Thomas Benfield, Marlene Skovgaard, Henrik Carl Schønheyder, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Jette Bangsborg, Christian Ostergaard, Hans-Christian Slotved, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Lotte Lambertsen

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Abstract

There is limited knowledge of serotypes that cause non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (NBP). Here we report serotypes, their associated disease potential and coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in adults with NBP and compare these to bacteremic pneumonia (BP).

Original language	English
Article number	e72743
Journal	P L o S One
Volume	8
Issue number	8
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072743
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Benfield, T., Skovgaard, M., Schønheyder, H. C., Knudsen, J. D., Bangsborg, J., Ostergaard, C., Slotved, H-C., Konradsen, H. B., Thomsen, R. W., & Lambertsen, L. (2013). Serotype distribution in non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: association with disease severity and implications for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. P L o S One, 8(8), Article e72743. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072743

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