Abstract
In a population-based study, regional differences in incidence, serotype distribution and resistance rates in invasive pneumococcal disease in 1-2-year-old children were related to different day care attendance rates. Day-care attendance appears to be a relevant risk factor in some German states and should be considered for inclusion in the recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination of children at risk.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Age Distribution
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Child
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Child Day Care Centers*
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Child, Preschool
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Erythromycin / pharmacology
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Germany / epidemiology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / epidemiology
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
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Population Surveillance*
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Serotyping
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Erythromycin