[Mortality due to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in children. A 5-year retrospective study in Ile-de-France]

Arch Pediatr. 2001 Sep:8 Suppl 4:747s-751s. doi: 10.1016/s0929-693x(01)80191-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community acquired infections. We conducted a 5 years retrospective study to assessed mortality of pneumococcal infections in children in the area of Paris. Regarding the provided answers, the mortality rate is 0.3/100.000/year in the 0-15 years old children. The majority of them are toddlers. Only 30% of cases occurred in high-risk children. Meningitis was the main cause of death. Pneumococcal resistance to antibiotics did not appear as a risk factor of mortality.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cause of Death
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / mortality*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / mortality*
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors