Hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A
This case highlights that MDR S. pneumoniae can cause early-onset HAP and may not be covered by standard empiric therapies, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation of treatment response. Continued surveillance of infections caused by vaccine-escape clones like MDR serotype 15A is essential, given their increasing clinical relevance.
Authors
- Hideharu Hagiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5086-1891)
- Yukihiro Akeda
- Bin Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6164-4019)
- Shinnosuke Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-4996)
- Hidemasa Akazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1123-7991)
- Kohei Oguni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9020-6118)
- Kenta Nakamoto
- Madoka Shimbe
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Okayama University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02652-3
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00