Giuseppe
Emeritus
Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: EuroSurveillance.org, <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19585">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 23, 10 June 2010
Rapid communications
Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy
M Chironna 1,2, A Sallustio 1, A De Robertis 1, M Quarto 1,2, C Germinario 1,2
1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Italy
2. Puglia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy
Citation style for this article: Chironna M, Sallustio A, De Robertis A, Quarto M, Germinario C. Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(23)
ii=19585. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19585
Date of submission: 26 April 2010
We report a fatal case of overwhelming pneumococcal infection in an asplenic young adult not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae). Post-mortem microbiological investigations revealed the presence of S. pneumoniae in blood samples and lungs. Serotyping by molecular methods identified the presence of a 6C serotype not comprised in the current 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine, highlighting that a risk of fatal infections may persist even in vaccinated splenectomised individuals.
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[Source: EuroSurveillance.org, <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19585">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 23, 10 June 2010
Rapid communications
Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy
M Chironna 1,2, A Sallustio 1, A De Robertis 1, M Quarto 1,2, C Germinario 1,2
1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Italy
2. Puglia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy
Citation style for this article: Chironna M, Sallustio A, De Robertis A, Quarto M, Germinario C. Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(23)
ii=19585. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19585Date of submission: 26 April 2010
We report a fatal case of overwhelming pneumococcal infection in an asplenic young adult not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae). Post-mortem microbiological investigations revealed the presence of S. pneumoniae in blood samples and lungs. Serotyping by molecular methods identified the presence of a 6C serotype not comprised in the current 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine, highlighting that a risk of fatal infections may persist even in vaccinated splenectomised individuals.
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