title: Active surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in Italian children.
abstract: There are few data published regarding the incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in Italian children. A 14-month surveillance study was conducted in 10 paediatric hospitals to investigate the rate of Sp bacteremia in children aged less than 5 years. The serotype prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates were determined. A total of 55 Sp isolates were obtained from 4576 blood cultures (incidence rate, 1.2%). In order of frequency, the most common serotypes were 14, 23F, 19F, 9V, 1. Serotypes in the 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F) accounted for 70% of isolates under 2 years of age, and 58% in the interval between 2 and 5 years of age.
authors.affiliation: PO San Leonardo/ASL NA5, Corso Europa, 80053 Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Italy. luigi.tarallo@tin.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarallo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tancredi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bella
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016208:Databases, Factual; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate