Non-invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are associated with different serotypes than invasive infections, Belgium, 2020 to 2023.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundDespite widely implemented pneumococcal vaccination programmes, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a global risk for human health. Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause invasive (IPD) or non-invasive pneumococcal disease (NIPD). Surveillance is mainly focusing on IPD, assessing the full impact of pneumococcal vaccination programmes on pneumococcal disease is challenging.AimWe aimed to prospectively investigate serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of S. pneumoniae isolates from patients with NIPD and compare with data on IPD isolates and with a 2007-2008 dataset on NIPD.MethodsBetween September 2020 and April 2023, we collected isolates and patient data from patients with NIPD from 23 clinical laboratories in Belgium. Capsular typing was perform

SUBMITTER: Passaris I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544722 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature