Tag: Serotype
Pneumococcal pneumonia rose after 2020 in hospitalized children
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in PediatricsWhat the study found Pneumococcal pneumonia in hospitalized children decreased in 2020, then surged in 2022 and 2023. After 2021, serotype 3 became prominent, and penicillin susceptibility was common overall, with higher-level resistance mainly tied to serotype 19A. Why the authors say this matters The authors conclude that Streptococcus pneumoniae remains an important cause of…