Sex-based differences in pneumococcal serotype distribution in adults with pneumococcal meningitis - 18/04/17
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.08.009
Sara P. Dias
Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Alameda de Santo António dos Capuchos, 1169-050 Lisbon, Portugal
Matthijs C. Brouwer, Merijn W. Bijlsma
Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arie van der Ende
Department of Medical Microbiology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Academic Medical Center, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Diederik van de Beek ⁎ 
Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
∗Corresponding author. Fax: +31 205669374.
Highlights |
• | No sex differences in pneumococcal serotype distribution in adults with meningitis. |
• | No differences between Dutch men and women in post-vaccination incidence trends. |
• | A few studies in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have found different results. |
• | The influence of sex on serotype may differ between meningitis and other IPD types. |
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The British Infection Association. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 73 - N° 6
P. 616-619 - décembre 2016 Retour au numéro
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