Pneumococcal serotypes causing non-invasive pneumonia in adults from a South Indian tertiary care hospital and the impact of the newer conjugate vaccines.

Rosemol VargheseBinesh Lal YesudhasonLeena Robinson VimalaAyyanraj NeeraviKavipriya AnandhanPavithra BaskarDivyaa ElangovanAbi ManeshPrince JamesRicha GuptaVeeraraghavan Balaji

Published in: Access microbiology (2021)

causing non-invasive pneumonia in South India. Increasing catch-up vaccination using PCV10(SII) in pre-school children could have a more significant impact on reducing pneumococcal pneumonia in adults (>50 years) in terms of increased herd immunity at an affordable cost.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
respiratory failure
healthcare
community acquired pneumonia
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation