Pneumococcal meningitis in Mexico. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance before and after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in pediatric patients. Results from the GIVEBPVac group
PCVs significantly reduced the burden of pneumococcal meningitis in Mexican children. However, the emergence of non-vaccine serotypes and the persistence of serotype 19 A highlights the need for continued surveillance and evaluation of higher-valent vaccines to inform future immunization strategies.
Authors
- Mariana Merlo-Palomera
- Jorge Alejandro Vázquez-Narváez
- Elvira Garza‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5831-9661)
- Victor Antonio Monroy Colín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1298-0566)
- Virginia Díaz-Jiménez
- José Manuel Feliciano-Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-6044)
- Gilberto Sánchez‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-0084)
- Claudia Elena Guajardo-Lara
- Martín Magaña-Aquino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-9127)
- Beatriz A. Sánchez-Reyes
- Gabriela Echániz-Avilés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3167-0168)
- Antonio Luévanos-Velázquez
- Israel Parra‐Ortega
- Rodolfo Norberto Jiménez-Juárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-3363)
- Rafael Hernández-Magaña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4556-0607)
- Fortino Solórzano‐Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0147-0560)
- Araceli Soto‐Noguerón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5091-962X)
- Leova Pacheco-Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0764-4522)
- María Noemí Carnalla-Barajas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2849-1588)
- Reyna Edith Corte-Rojas
- Domingo Sánchez-Francia
- Joaquín Rincón-Zuno
- Mercedes Macías-Parra
- Juan Carlos Tinoco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1594-172X)
- Andrés Flores-Santos
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
- Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez (MX)
- Universidad de Morelia (MX)
- Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto (MX)
- Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- Hospital de Especialidades (MX)
- Universidad Regional Miguel Hidalgo (MX)
- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (MX)
- Instituto de Salud del Estado de México (MX)
- Hospital del Niño (PA)
- Hospital Universitario de León (ES)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103030
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35