Parapneumonic Empyema Complicating Community-acquired Pneumonia: Etiology in the Era of Pneumococcal Vaccination and Role of Molecular Diagnosis
S. pneumoniae , particularly serotype 3, is the leading bacterial pathogen in children ≤18 years old. Molecular diagnosis enhances pathogen detection. Ongoing surveillance is crucial to monitor etiology changes as new pneumococcal vaccines are introduced.
Authors
- Kristina G. Hultén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7446-157X)
- Delma Nieves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6481-7111)
- Shannon M. Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-6031)
- Lindsay R. Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4538-6424)
- Adriano Arguedas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1659-8225)
- Raúl Istúriz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-2412)
- Linda B. Lamberth
- Antonio Arrieta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-8915)
- Ashley Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-5967)
- Bradford D. Gessner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-7194)
- Ronika Alexander-Parrish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-7467)
- Anne Jeannette Blaschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2968-3007)
- Alejandro Cané (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-6862)
- Stephanie Osborne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7050-6275)
- Cody Bender
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- Pfizer (United States) (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004833
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35