Journal of infection and public healthHumansMexicoChildPreschoolInfant
Pneumococcal meningitis in Mexico. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance before and after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in pediatric patients. Results from the GIVEBPVac group.
María Noemí Carnalla-Barajas, Araceli Soto-Noguerón, Fortino Solórzano-Santos, Mercedes Macías-Parra, Virginia Díaz-Jiménez, Gilberto Sánchez-González, Rodolfo Jiménez-Juárez, Israel Parra-Ortega, Domingo Sánchez-Francia, Antonio Luévanos-Velázquez, Mariana Merlo-Palomera, Andrés Flores-Santos, Martín Magaña-Aquino, Juan Carlos Tinoco-Favila, Reyna Edith Corte-Rojas
Published: 202610.1016/j.jiph.2025.103030
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children, despite widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). This study evaluates changes in serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance (AM…
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