Risk factors for death from invasive pneumococcal disease, Europe, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Mar;21(3):417-25. doi: 10.3201/eid2103.140634.

Abstract

We studied the possible association between patient age and sex, clinical presentation, Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype, antimicrobial resistance, and death in invasive pneumococcal disease cases reported by 17 European countries during 2010. The study sample comprised 2,921 patients, of whom 56.8% were men and 38.2% were >65 years of age. Meningitis occurred in 18.5% of cases. Death was reported in 264 (9.0%) cases. Older age, meningitis, and nonsusceptibility to penicillin were significantly associated with death. Non-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) serotypes among children <5 years of age and 7-valent PCV serotypes among persons 5-64 years of age were associated with increased risk for death; among adults >65 years of age, risk did not differ by serotype. These findings highlight differences in case-fatality rates between serotypes and age; thus, continued epidemiologic surveillance across all ages is crucial to monitor the long-term effects of PCVs.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / history
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines
  • Population Surveillance
  • Risk Factors
  • Serogroup
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae* / classification
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae* / drug effects
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines