Bacteriology of community-acquired invasive disease found in a multicountry prospective, population-based, epidemiological surveillance for Pneumococcus in children in Latin America

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Dec;31(12):1312-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31826a8ee5.

Abstract

Several bacteria cause community-acquired invasive bacterial disease in children; many are vaccine preventable. Knowledge of pathogens causing community-acquired invasive bacterial disease is important when selecting antimicrobial therapy and implementing vaccine prevention strategies. We describe bacteriology of community-acquired invasive disease observed among 31,641 blood and sterile fluid cultures from children aged 28 days to 36 months in 3 Latin American countries over 2 years.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Body Fluids / microbiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies