Prevalence of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other agents that cause acute otitis media in children in Latin America. A systematic review of the literature

Objective. To establish the prevalence of pneumococcal serotypes and other common germs in Latin American children with AOM. Source of data. We carried out a systematic search for original articles in seven databases, limited to publications between 1999 and 2010, children under 18, and English and Spanish languages. Search was completed with 'snowball' strategy. Review methods. Eligibility criteria included original prevalence cross-sectional articles, conducted in pediatric populations in Latin America, with homogeneous inclusion and exclusion criteria. Relevant information was extracted from the selected articles. Results. Eleven articles met the eligibility criteria. In Latin America, specifically Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil and Argentina, Streptococcus pneumoniae (43.5%) was the most frequent germ, (serotype 19F is the most frequent, except in Argentina where it is 14) followed by Haemophilus influenzae (30%) and Moraxella catarrhalis (6.4%). Conclusions. The more prevalent germ in Latin American children AOM is Streptococcus pneumoniae, a finding consistent with those from Europe and the U.S. Further studies are required in the other countries of the region and its pediatric pneumococcal vaccinated population, in order to establish an updated epidemiological and microbiological profile in Latin America.

• Fecha de publicación: 2011
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22800
• Acceso en línea: https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22800
• Palabra clave: Pneumococcus vaccine; Acute disease; Brazil; Chile; Costa Rica; Cross-sectional study; Data base; Data extraction; Haemophilus influenzae; Human; Information retrieval; Microbiological parameters; Moraxellaceae infection; Nonhuman; Otitis media; Parasite prevalence; Pneumococcal infection; Publication; Review; Serotype; South and Central America; Systematic review; Acute Disease; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Costa Rica; Humans; Otitis Media; Prevalence; Serotyping; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Child; Latin America; Microbiology; Otitis media; Prevalence
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