| Author: ICDDR,B |
| InfoShare Partner: ICDDR,B |
| Publication Date: March 2008 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Child health/survival, Immunization, Infectious diseases, other |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
| Additional information: Available in PDF and HTML on the website |
| Number of Pages: 6 |
| File Size: 97 KB |
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We conducted active population-based surveillance among children less than 5 years of age living in a low-income community in Dhaka to determine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, serotype distribution, and clinical presentation. From April 2004 through March 2006, 5,903 blood cultures were collected from 6,167 eligible children. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from 34 patients. Invasive pneumococcal disease was associated with pneumonia (24%), upper respiratory infection (62%) and febrile syndromes (14%). Overall and 13-valent vaccine related disease incidences were 447 episodes/100,000 child-years and 276 episodes/100,000 child-years, respectively. Penicillin resistance was 2.9%. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines would be effective in Bangladesh.
Health and Science Bulletin, 6(1):7-12
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