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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in remote african pygmies
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 107, No. 2, Article trs018, Year 2013
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Background: African Pygmies have many risk factors for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), such as low socioeconomic status and low quality of health care. We characterized Streptococcus pneumoniae from Gabonese Pygmies and analyzed risk factors for S. pneumoniae carriage to improve prophylaxis and therapy of IPD in this neglected, remotely living African community. Methods: Nasopharyngeal carriage of S. pneumoniae, susceptibility, serotypes and risk factors for IPD were assessed in 103 Pygmies in a cross-sectional study. Results: The carriage rate was 37% (n = 38), with the highest proportion (79%, n = 11) in children between two and four years (n = 14). The predominant serotypes were 15A (24%, n = 9), 11A (16%, n = 6) and 6A (13%, n = 5). Non-susceptibility was detected against penicillin (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; CLSI) meningitis breakpoints; (18%, n = 7), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (61%, n = 23), tetracycline (55%, n = 21) and chloramphenicol (3%, n = 1). Among adult participants (n = 51), 69% (n = 35) regularly consumed alcohol and 75% (n = 38) reported to smoke cigarettes. Conclusion: The high proportion of nicotine and drug abuse might increase the risk of IPD. The unusual serotypes challenge a broad coverage by currently marketed vaccines; the broad antibiotic resistance limits the choice of therapy for S. pneumoniae infection. © Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schaumburg, Frieder
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Munster
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Alabi, Abraham Sunday
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Von Eiff, Christof
Germany, Munster
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Flamen, Arnaud
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Traore, Hafsatou
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Grobusch, Martín Peter
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Peters, Georg
Germany, Munster
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Kremsner, Peter G.
Gabon, Lambarene
Unité de Recherche Médicale, Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
van der Linden, Mark P.G.
Germany, Aachen
Uniklinik Rwth Aachen
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/trstmh/trs018
ISSN:
00359203
e-ISSN:
18783503
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative