Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 38 emerges as one of the dominant serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany and Poland, but not in the Netherlands
The recent surge in non-vaccine serotype 38 among IPD cases in Germany and Poland cannot be explained by changes in antimicrobial resistance or other genetic changes. Our study underscores the importance of international collaboration in monitoring pneumococcal serotype trends to inform policymakers.
Authors
- Mark P. G. van der Linden
- K. Hajji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6384-3446)
- Nina M. van Sorge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-5863)
- Rob Mariman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-1091)
- Anna Skoczyńska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-830X)
- Willem R. Miellet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3331-237X)
- Krzysztof Trzciński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5433-8846)
- Linda J. Visser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8929-3206)
- Anneke Steens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7474-1149)
- Izabela Wróbel-Pawelczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4726-5984)
- Karsten Maruhn
- Janieke van Veldhuizen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-053X)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Narodowy Instytut Leków (PL)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106519
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Pfizer
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
- Ministerstwo Zdrowia