Invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in St Petersburg, Russia

被引:7
作者
Kaijalainen, T. [1 ]
Kharit, S. M. [2 ]
Kvetnaya, A. S. [2 ]
Sirkia, K. [3 ]
Herva, E. [1 ]
Parkov, O. V. [4 ]
Nohynek, H. [5 ]
机构
[1] Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Dept Child & Adolescent Hlth, FIN-90101 Oulu, Finland
[2] Inst Childrens Infect Dis, St Petersburg, Russia
[3] Univ Helsinki, Childrens Hosp, Helsinki, Finland
[4] St Petersburg Ctr State Sanitary & Epidemiol Surv, St Petersburg, Russia
[5] Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Dept Vaccines, Helsinki, Finland
关键词
children; Haemophilus influenzae; invasive bacterial infections; Neisseria meningitidis; Russia; Streptococcus pneumoniae;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01967.x
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
This study investigated the causes of invasive bacterial infections in children aged < 15 years in St Petersburg, Russia, during 2001-2003, using culture and antigen detection methods (rapid antigen latex agglutination (RAL)) for normally sterile body fluids. A pathogen was detected in 90 cases (culture 50, RAL 40). Neisseria meningitidis was the most common pathogen (66%), followed by Haemophilus influenzae (19%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (16%). Meningitis was the main clinical diagnosis (68/90, 76%), with N. meningitidis serogroup B, H. influenzae type b (Hib), and S. pneumoniae serogroup 1 being the most common isolates. Hib was less prevalent in St Petersburg than it was in industrialised countries before the introduction of Hib vaccinations.
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页数:4
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