Healthcare Infection Prevention: Report infections due to vaccine failures to CDC

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January 2, 2015

Report infections due to vaccine failures to CDC

The CDC is tracking potential pneumococcal conjugate vaccine failures among immunized children under 5 years old who have had invasive pneumococcal infections (e.g., meningitis or bacteremia). The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine failure report form and instructions on completing the form and sending pneumococcal isolates to the CDC are available at www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/ pneumo/.

Reference

1. Multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Child Care Center — Southwest Georgia, December 2000. MMWR 2002; 50:1,156-1,158.

Post Date: January 2, 2015

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