One year period of invasive pneumococcal disease in children from a tertiary care hospital in Turkey in the post-vaccine era

• Main Authors: Gulnihan Ustundag (Author), Eda Karadag-Oncel (Author), Sebahat Sen-Tas (Author), Ahu Kara-Aksay (Author), Dilek Yilmaz-Ciftdogan (Author), Nisel Yilmaz (Author), Mehmet Ceyhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has decreased after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine used; however, a breakthrough infection may still be seen after vaccination. In this study, eight pediatric inpatients and nine episodes with IPD in our center were included. Their age and gender,...