2021
Bacterial Spectrum of Spontaneously Ruptured Otitis Media in a 7-Year, Longitudinal, Multicenter, Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study in Germany
Imöhl M, Perniciaro S, Busse A, van der Linden M. Bacterial Spectrum of Spontaneously Ruptured Otitis Media in a 7-Year, Longitudinal, Multicenter, Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study in Germany. Frontiers In Medicine 2021, 8: 675225. PMID: 34095179, PMCID: PMC8172772, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.675225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle ear fluidNasopharyngeal swabsMEF samplesOtitis mediaAcute otitis media casesEpidemiological cross-sectional studyPCV7-vaccinated childrenRoutine pneumococcal vaccinationChildren 2 monthsNon-vaccinated childrenOtitis media casesCross-sectional studyNPS samplesOverall case numbersAOM patientsMEF isolatesPCV13 serotypesPCV7 serotypesPneumococcal vaccinationVaccination statusVaccine typesSerotype distributionBacterial etiologyDisease burdenEar fluid
2016
Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13) against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children under Two Years of Age in Germany
van der Linden M, Falkenhorst G, Perniciaro S, Fitzner C, Imöhl M. Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13) against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children under Two Years of Age in Germany. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0161257. PMID: 27526117, PMCID: PMC4985133, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal conjugate vaccineAdjusted vaccine effectivenessTimeliness of vaccinationVaccine effectivenessPost boosterConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseaseVaccine-type invasive pneumococcal diseaseType invasive pneumococcal diseaseIndirect cohort methodOverall vaccine effectivenessPneumococcal conjugate vaccinationSpecific vaccine effectivenessNumber of dosesYears of ageResidual casesTime of infectionConjugate vaccinationPCV13 serotypesPCV7 serotypesFirst doseIPD casesUnvaccinated childrenVaccination status
2015
Effects of Infant Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination on Serotype Distribution in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children and Adults in Germany
van der Linden M, Falkenhorst G, Perniciaro S, Imöhl M. Effects of Infant Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination on Serotype Distribution in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children and Adults in Germany. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0131494. PMID: 26132078, PMCID: PMC4488910, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenes, BacterialGermanyHeptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate VaccineHumansImmunization ProgramsImmunologic SurveillanceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSerogroupSerotypingStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccinationConceptsEarly vaccination periodPneumococcal conjugate vaccinationInvasive pneumococcal diseaseVaccination periodConjugate vaccinationPCV7 serotypesIPD casesPneumococcal diseaseQuellung methodSerotype distributionChildhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccinationNon-vaccinated age groupsAge groupsGerman National Reference CenterPre-vaccination periodSerotype 1Streptococcus pneumoniae isolatesNational Reference CenterMicrobiological diagnostic laboratorySerotype 10AInfant vaccinationVaccine serotypesSerotype 19ASeparate age groupsPneumoniae isolates