Evaluation of Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of acute otitis media in Colombia: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Since the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV-10 in 2011 its impact on acute otitis media (AOM) in children under five years of age in Colombia was unknown. We aimed to describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of a prospective cohort of patients between 3 and 59 months old attending a children's hospital in Cartagena, Colombia.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted over a 12-month period from August 5th, 2022 to August 5th, 2023. Diagnosis of AOM was confirmed by an otorhinolaryngologist. Middle ear fluid samples were obtained by swab or tympanocentesis, depending on the presence of spontaneous drainage. Samples with a positive culture for S. pneumoniae were sent to the Colombian National Health Institute for serotypi

SUBMITTER: Coronell-Rodriguez W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303261 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature