Pneumococcal population in the era of vaccination: Changes in composition and the relation to clinical outcomes
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2016-01-01
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Elberse, Karin E.
Wagenvoort, Gertjan H J
Pluister, Gerlinde N.
De Melker, Hester E.
Sanders, Elisabeth A M
Der Ende, Arie Van
Knol, Mirjam J.
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Abstract
Background: Vaccination of infants with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) has resulted in major shifts in circulating serotypes. Aim: To investigate the impact of PCV7 on the clonal composition of the pneumococcal population, and the relation of clonal lineages and clinical outcome. Materials & methods: By using multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis, we assessed the pneumococcal populations before (n = 1154), 2-3 years after (n = 1190) and 4-6 years after (n = 1244) the introduction of PCV7 in The Netherlands. Results: We found statistically significant shifts in clonal lineages within serotypes 1 and 12F based on multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis results after the implementation of PCV7. Within serotype 12F, the increasing clonal lineage was significantly more associated with pneumonia. Conclusion: Shifts in clonal lineages within serotypes could impact the outcomes of pneumococcal disease and fill the niche of the vaccine serotypes.
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capsular switching, clinical outcomes, epidemiology, invasive pneumococcal disease, MLVA, molecular typing, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Taverne, Microbiology, Microbiology (medical), Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Elberse, K E, Wagenvoort, G H J, Pluister, G N, De Melker, H E, Sanders, E A M, Der Ende, A V & Knol, M J 2016, 'Pneumococcal population in the era of vaccination : Changes in composition and the relation to clinical outcomes', Future microbiology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 31-41. https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb.15.119