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Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022
Dispatch

Increased Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children after COVID-19 Pandemic, England

Marta Bertran, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Carmen L. Sheppard, Seyi Eletu, Dania V. Zamarreño, Mary E. Ramsay, David Litt, Norman K. Fry, and Shamez N. LadhaniComments to Author 
Author affiliations: UK Health Security Agency, London, UK (M. Bertran, Z. Amin-Chowdhury, C.L. Sheppard, S. Eletu, D.V. Zamarreño, M.E. Ramsay, D. Litt, N.K. Fry, S.N. Ladhani); St George's University of London, London (S.N. Ladhani)

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Serotype distribution of pneumococcal isolates from IPD among children <15 years of age, England. A) Percentage of IPD cases by serotype group and year during July–December 2017–2021. PCV7 includes serotypes in the 7-valent PCV; PCV13 includes serotypes in the 13-valent PCV, excluding PCV7 serotypes; PPV23 includes serotypes in the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, excluding PCV13 serotypes. B) Top 10 serotypes isolated during July–December 2017–2021. Note these values represent percentages of the top 10 isolated serotypes in each timeframe; the average number of cases of these serotypes compared with all IPD cases was 97/129 for 2017–2019, 49/61 for 2020, and 114/172 for 2021. IPD, invasive pneumococcal disease; PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

Figure 2. Serotype distribution of pneumococcal isolates from IPD among children <15 years of age, England. A) Percentage of IPD cases by serotype group and year during July–December 2017–2021. PCV7 includes serotypes in the 7-valent PCV; PCV13 includes serotypes in the 13-valent PCV, excluding PCV7 serotypes; PPV23 includes serotypes in the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, excluding PCV13 serotypes. B) Top 10 serotypes isolated during July–December 2017–2021. Note these values represent percentages of the top 10 isolated serotypes in each timeframe; the average number of cases of these serotypes compared with all IPD cases was 97/129 for 2017–2019, 49/61 for 2020, and 114/172 for 2021. IPD, invasive pneumococcal disease; PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

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