International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal serotype distribution and outcomes in cancer patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective study using the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine serotype specific urinary antigen detection assay.
Melvilí Cintrón, Varshini Gali, Yuxuan Li, Krupa Jani, Sasha Cander, Anna Kaltsas, Mini Kamboj, Susan K Seo, Genovefa A Papanicolaou, Yeon Joo Lee
Published: 202510.1016/j.ijid.2025.108360
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Cancer patients with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have higher mortality than the general population. Data on pneumococcus serotype distribution in this population are limited. We evaluated pneumococcal serotypes using a…
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