title: [Epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory observations of some Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes implicated in the evolution of asthma in children].
abstract: The Authors present the results of a multidisciplinary study carried out on a sample of 103 children comprised in a programme of vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, in order to avoid the worsening of their asthma. In the nasopharyngeal exudate of 39 children, we detected the presence of S. pneumoniae strains of serotypes 6, 8, 14, and 19 and their absence after vaccination with PNEUMO 23. This was followed by a significant decrease in the incidence of pneumococcal infections and also by the reduction in the frequency of crises and severity of the disease.
authors: Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţe Sf. Maria laşi, Compartimentul de Epidemiologie, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors: Letiţia Doina
authors: LD
authors: Duceac
authors: Stela
authors: S
authors: Goţia
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Coman
authors: Alina
authors: A
authors: Manole
authors: Ileana
authors: I
authors: Ioniuc
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines