Among both HIV positive and HIV negative parents in a study in Kenya, 99% of pneumococcal strains found and tested were resistant to one or more antibiotics. HIV positive parents carried 16% more strains that were resistant to penicillin than those carried by HIV negative parents.
Full Citation:
Conklin, L.M., Bigogo, G., Jagero, G., et al. 2016. High Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization prevalence among HIV-infected Kenyan parents in the year before pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. BMC Infectious Disease. 16(18).
Title of Article: High Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization prevalence among HIV-infected Kenyan parents in the year before pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction
Author(s): Conklin, L.M., Bigogo, G., Jagero, G., et al
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Name: BMC Infectious Disease
Publication Volume: 16(18)
Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715316/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1186/s12879-015-1312-2
Topics: Antibiotic Resistance | Global Issues
Disease Vaccines: Pneumococcal disease/PCV/PPSV | Pneumonia
Countries: Kenya
WHO Regions: Africa