A Nationwide Outbreak of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Israel Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 2.

Ron DaganShalom Ben-ShimolRachel BenistyGili Regev-YochayStephanie W LoStephen D BentleyPaulina A HawkinsLesley McGeeMerav RonNoga Givon-LaviLea ValinskyAssaf Rokney

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first widespread Sp2 outbreak since PCV13 introduction worldwide, caused by the emerging ST-13578 clone.

Keyphrases

healthcare
dengue virus
klebsiella pneumoniae
escherichia coli
zika virus