| Literature DB >> 31312315 |
Kaoutar Ouazzani Touhami1,2, Hind El Bayed Sakkali1,2, Fakhreddine Maaloum1,2, Idrissa Diawara3, Makine Ouazzani Touhami4, Mohamed Bezzari5, Khalid Zerouali1,2, Houria Belabbes1,2.
Abstract
Pneumococcal meningitis is a global scourge. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In Morocco, 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced into the National Immunization Program in October 2010 according to the immunization schedule 2 + 1 and replaced by PCV10 in July 2012, according to the same schedule. Despite the use of the PCV13, which is essential in the fight against pneumococcal disease, the emergence of new non-vaccine serotypes always results in meningitis in children, causing serious sequelae. We report the case of an infant vaccinated with two doses of PCV13 with meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7a. The peculiarity of this case study lies in pneumococcal meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7a not included in the PCV13 in an infant immunized by 2 doses of PCV13. We here insist on the need and the importance of an observatory for pneumococcal meningitis and of a wide epidemiological study in order to determine the serotypes in Morocco after the introduction of PCV13 and then of PCV10.Entities:
Keywords: 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7A; lumbar puncture; meningitis
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31312315 PMCID: PMC6620076 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.203.18157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J