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
2019
Regional variations in serotype distribution and vaccination status in children under six years of age with invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany
Perniciaro S, Imöhl M, Fitzner C, van der Linden M. Regional variations in serotype distribution and vaccination status in children under six years of age with invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0210278. PMID: 30625215, PMCID: PMC6326516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseVaccine-type invasive pneumococcal diseaseVT invasive pneumococcal diseaseUnvaccinated childrenSerotype distributionPneumococcal diseaseVaccination statusHigher oddsChildhood invasive pneumococcal diseaseDifferent serotype distributionSerotype of infectionVaccine-type serotypesNon-vaccine serotypesDose of vaccineYears of agePCV10 groupPCV13 groupPCV7 groupVaccine recommendationsAdministration scheduleContinued surveillanceProtective effectParticular serotypeInfectionSignificant predictors
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