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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease After 2 Decades of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use.
Yildirim I, Lapidot R, Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb Y, Hinderstein S, Lee H, Klevens M, Grant L, Arguedas Mohs A, Cane A, Madoff L, Johnson H, Ivanof C, Burns M, Pelton S. Invasive Pneumococcal Disease After 2 Decades of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Use. Pediatrics 2023, 153 PMID: 38087952, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseIPD casesPCV13 eraPneumococcal diseaseCases of IPDIncidence of IPDRates of IPDPneumococcal conjugate vaccine useSerotype 15B/CImplementation of PCV13Non-PCV13 serotypesPneumococcal conjugate vaccineConfidence intervalsStatewide surveillance systemIPD incidence ratesIPD ratesPenicillin nonsusceptibilityConjugate vaccineVaccine serotypesSerotype 19ASterile sitesIncidence rateVaccine useLower incidenceVaccine formulations
2018
1430. Evolving Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Yildirim I, Little B, Shea K, Pelton S, Massachusetts M. 1430. Evolving Impact of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s441-s442. PMCID: PMC6253418, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive pneumococcal diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniaeIPD casesPneumococcal diseaseVaccine serotypesIncidence of IPDCommon clinical presentationIntroduction of PCV13Pneumococcal conjugate vaccineOverall mortality rateChildhood immunization scheduleSickle cell diseaseYears of ageEnhanced surveillance systemIPD incidenceCommon comorbiditiesConjugate vaccineMassachusetts childrenClinical presentationImmunization scheduleCurrent epidemiologyCNS diseaseHematologic malignanciesCell diseaseClinical data
2017
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Massachusetts Children 6 Years Following Introduction of PCV13
Yildirim I, Little B, Pelton S. Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Massachusetts Children 6 Years Following Introduction of PCV13. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s67-s67. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive pneumococcal diseaseYears of ageNonvaccine serotypesSpeaker honorariaStreptococcus pneumoniaePneumococcal diseaseVaccine serotypesIncidence of IPDImplementation of PCV13Common clinical presentationIntroduction of PCV13Overall mortality rateChildhood immunization scheduleChildren 6 yearsProportion of casesMA childrenEnhanced surveillance systemIPD incidenceMerck vaccineIPD casesConjugate vaccinePCV13 eraClinical presentationComorbid conditionsImmunization scheduleSurveillance of pneumococcal colonization and invasive pneumococcal disease reveals shift in prevalent carriage serotypes in Massachusetts’ children to relatively low invasiveness
Yildirim I, Little BA, Finkelstein J, Lee G, Hanage WP, Shea K, Pelton SI, T, Health H. Surveillance of pneumococcal colonization and invasive pneumococcal disease reveals shift in prevalent carriage serotypes in Massachusetts’ children to relatively low invasiveness. Vaccine 2017, 35: 4002-4009. PMID: 28645717, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal conjugate vaccineInvasive disease potentialPneumococcal diseaseLow invasive capacityInvasive capacityPCV13 eraCommon serotypesIncidence of IPDNasopharyngeal colonization ratePost-vaccine eraDisease potentialCarriage serotypesPCV eraConjugate vaccineNasopharyngeal carriageCarriage prevalencePneumococcal colonizationEnhanced surveillanceDynamic epidemiologyAge groupsSerotype 3Serotype XOlder childrenLow invasiveness
2010
Serotype specific invasive capacity and persistent reduction in invasive pneumococcal disease
Yildirim I, Hanage WP, Lipsitch M, Shea KM, Stevenson A, Finkelstein J, Huang SS, Lee GM, Kleinman K, Pelton SI. Serotype specific invasive capacity and persistent reduction in invasive pneumococcal disease. Vaccine 2010, 29: 283-288. PMID: 21029807, PMCID: PMC3139683, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseInvasive capacityPneumococcal diseaseIncidence of IPDNew pneumococcal conjugate vaccinesPneumococcal conjugate vaccineSterile body sitesStreptococcus pneumoniae serotypesCarriage serotypesNasopharyngeal acquisitionNP carriagePCV eraReplacement serotypesIPD incidenceRespiratory seasonsConjugate vaccineMassachusetts childrenCarriage prevalenceCommon serotypesPneumoniae serotypesOngoing surveillanceEnhanced surveillanceBody sitesPersistent reductionSerotype X