A case of fulminant pneumococcus meningoencephalitis progressing with white matter involvement despite two doses of conjugated pneumococcus vaccine

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Azapagasi E., KENDİRLİ T., Tuncer G. O., Ozcan S., ÖZDEMİR H., Fitoz S., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.62, sa.6, ss.1058-1063, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.06.018
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1058-1063
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, meningoencephalitis, meningitis, streptococcus pneumoniae, serotype 19F, STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE MENINGOENCEPHALITIS, SEROTYPE DISTRIBUTION, MENINGITIS, DISEASE, CHILDREN, DECLINE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background. Streptococcus pneumonia is a cause of serious mortality and morbidity, especially among small children. However, currently, it causes lower rates of invasive infections due to successful vaccination programs.