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ABSTRACT: Background
Macrolide efflux encoded by mef(E)/mel and ribosomal methylation encoded by erm(B) confer most macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in 2000 reduced macrolide-resistant invasive pneumococcal disease (MR-IPD) due to PCV7 serotypes (6B, 9V, 14, 19F, and 23F).Methods
In this study, the impact of PCV7 and PCV13 on MR-IPD was prospectively assessed. A 20-year study of IPD performed in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, using active, population-based surveillance formed the basis for this study. Genetic determinants of macrolide resistance were evaluated using established techniques.Results
During the decade of PCV7 use (2000-2009), MR-IPD decreased rapidly until 2002 and subsequently
SUBMITTER: Schroeder MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5850556 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature