Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/111684 2023-05-15T16:46:15+02:00 Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005 Arnason, Sigurdur Thors, Valtyr Stefansson Guðnason, Thorolfur Kristinsson, Karl G Haraldsson, Asgeir 2010-09-22 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/111684 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01841.x en eng Taylor & Francis http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01841.x Acta Paediatr. 2010, 99(10):1531-5 08035253 doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01841.x http://hdl.handle.net/2336/111684 Acta Paediatrica Child Bacteremia Sepsis Streptococcus Pneumoniae Neisseria meningitidis Article 2010 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01841.x 2022-05-29T08:21:37Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field Aim: To investigate the aetiology of bacteraemia in children in Iceland, the antibiotic resistance and possible preventive measures. Methods: All positive bacterial blood cultures from children 0–18 years old isolated at Landspítali University Hospital Iceland from 1994 to 2005 were included in the study. Epidemiological and microbiological data were registered. The blood cultures were categorized according to likelihood of infection or contamination. Results: During the study period 1253 positive blood cultures were obtained from 974 children; 647 from boys and 606 from girls. Positive blood cultures were most common during the first year of life (594; 47.4%) with 252 of them from neonates. Coagulase negative staphylococci were most common (37%). Of probable or definite infections Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common (19.3%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (17.6%) and Neisseria meningitidis (13.5%). The most common pneumococcal serogroups were 23, 6, 7, 19 and 14. Commercially available vaccines contain up to 88% of all pneumococcal strains and 67% of all multi-resistant strains. N. meningitidis group C was not isolated after vaccinations were started in 2002. Conclusion: Our study provides important epidemiological data on bacterial bloodstream infections in children in Iceland. The results demonstrate the excellent efficacy of meningococcal group C vaccination. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Acta Paediatrica 99 10 1531 1535 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field Aim: To investigate the aetiology of bacteraemia in children in Iceland, the antibiotic resistance and possible preventive measures. Methods: All positive bacterial blood cultures from children 0–18 years old isolated at Landspítali University Hospital Iceland from 1994 to 2005 were included in the study. Epidemiological and microbiological data were registered. The blood cultures were categorized according to likelihood of infection or contamination. Results: During the study period 1253 positive blood cultures were obtained from 974 children; 647 from boys and 606 from girls. Positive blood cultures were most common during the first year of life (594; 47.4%) with 252 of them from neonates. Coagulase negative staphylococci were most common (37%). Of probable or definite infections Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common (19.3%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (17.6%) and Neisseria meningitidis (13.5%). The most common pneumococcal serogroups were 23, 6, 7, 19 and 14. Commercially available vaccines contain up to 88% of all pneumococcal strains and 67% of all multi-resistant strains. N. meningitidis group C was not isolated after vaccinations were started in 2002. Conclusion: Our study provides important epidemiological data on bacterial bloodstream infections in children in Iceland. The results demonstrate the excellent efficacy of meningococcal group C vaccination. |
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Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005 |
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Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005 |
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Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005 |
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Bacteraemia in children in Iceland 1994-2005 |
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