Epidemiology of pneumococcal meningitis in sentinel hospital surveillance of Viet Nam, 2015–2018
Pneumococcal meningitis contributes to a large burden of bacterial meningitis in Vietnamese children. A large proportion are caused by serotypes covered by PCVs currently available. Introduction of PCV into the routine immunization program could reduce the burden of pneumococcal meningitis in Viet Nam.
Authors
- Mahamoudou Ouattara
- Thi Hien Anh Nguyen
- Makiko Iijima
- Jennifer Milucky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1491-4669)
- Jennifer L. Farrar
- Thi Hong Duong
- Thanh Van Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5056-7285)
- Thi Loan Nguyen
- Lindsay Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7689-749X)
- Pham Van Khang
- Fernanda C. Lessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-6376)
- Ngoc Trinh Thi Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3543-0532)
- Allison Olmsted
- Hao Minh Hoang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-3619)
- Huu Khanh Truong
- Lien Huong Nguyen
- Binh Le
- Thi Bui
- Dac Trung Nguyen
- T. Vo
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
- United States Public Health Service (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Children's Hospital 2 (VN)
- National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology (VN)
- Vietnam National Children's Hospital (VN)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- CDC Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10065-0
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention