A case report of parapneumonic pleural effusion caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in a child immunized with 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine

• Main Authors: Idrissa Diawara (Author), Khalid Zerouali (Author), Naima Elmdaghri (Author), Abderrahman Abid (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Simple parapneumonic effusion is a pleural effusion associated with lung infection (i.e., pneumonia). Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most common pathogen causing parapneumonic effusions. In Morocco, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13-valent (PCV13) was introduced in the...