Concurrent Bacteremia Due to Non-vaccine Serotype 24F Pneumococcus in Twins: A Rapid Increase in Serotype 24F-invasive Pneumococcal Disease and its High Invasive Potential

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Jan;39(1):85-87. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002508.

Abstract

Although concurrent bacteremia in siblings is rare, serotype 24F Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from the blood of twin 1-year-old girls within a 3-day interval, supporting the high invasive potential of this serotype. As the prevalence of childhood serotype 24F-invasive pneumococcal diseases increases in Europe and the Western Pacific Region, investigation and surveillance of this serotype are necessary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Serogroup
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
  • Twins