Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3 in 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccinees, Portugal, 2010–2015

Autor: Catarina Silva-Costa, Maria João Brito, Marcos D. Pinho, Ana Friães, Sandra I. Aguiar, M. Ramirez, Jose Melo-Cristino

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 7, Pp 1307-1314 (2018)

Despite use of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, incidence of pleural effusion and empyema (pediatric complicated pneumococcal pneumonia [PCPP]) is reportedly increasing globally. We cultured and performed PCR on 152 pleural fluid samples reco

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults in Portugal: The Importance of Serotypes 8 and 3 (2015–2018)

Autor: Catarina Silva-Costa, Joana Gomes-Silva, Inês Teodoro, Mário Ramirez, José Melo-Cristino, on behalf of the Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections

Publikováno v: Microorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 1016 (2021)

Increasing the uptake of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in children is expected to alter the serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults due to herd protection. We characterized 2172 cases of adult IPD in 201

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Continued Vaccine Breakthrough Cases of Serotype 3 Complicated Pneumonia in Vaccinated Children, Portugal (2016–2019)

Autor: Catarina Silva-Costa, Joana Gomes-Silva, Marcos D. Pinho, Ana Friães, Mário Ramirez, José Melo-Cristino

Publikováno v: Microbiology Spectrum. 10

The use of conjugate vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae in children has led to substantial reductions in pneumococcal invasive disease. However, the reductions seen in each of the 13 serotypes currently included in the highest-valency vaccine

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https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01077-22

Population Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Invasive Disease in Adults in Portugal before PCV13 Availability for Adults: 2008-2011.

Autor: Andreia N Horácio, Catarina Silva-Costa, Jorge Diamantino-Miranda, Joana P Lopes, Mario Ramirez, José Melo-Cristino, Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 5, p e0153602 (2016)

Among the 1660 isolates recovered from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults (> = 18 yrs) in 2008-2011, a random sample of ≥50% of each serotype (n = 871) was chosen for MLST analysis and evaluation for the presence and type of pilus island

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Dominance of vaccine serotypes in pediatric invasive pneumococcal infections in Portugal (2012–2015)

Autor: Sandra Aguiar, Catarina Silva-Costa, Ricardo Bento, José Melo Cristino, Paulo Paixão, Catarina Chaves, Raquel Diaz, Mario Ramirez, Cristina Toscano, Elsa Goncalves

Publikováno v: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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