Pneumococcal mortality in children. A 5 years retrospective study

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community acquired infecti ons. We conducted a 5 years retrospective study to assessed mortality of pn eumococcal infections in children in the area of Paris. Regarding the provi ded answers, the mortality rate is 0.3/100.000/year in the 0-15 years old c hildren. The majority of them are toddlers. Only 30% of cases occurred in h igh-risk children. Meningitis was the main cause of death. Pneumococcal res istance to antibiotics did not appear as a risk factor of mortality. (C) 20 01 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.