Streptococcus pneumoniae as cause of acute otitis media (AOM) in Slovak children in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era (2008-2019).

Aim: Little data is available on pneumococcal serotypes and their antimicrobial resistance in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccination era in young children with acute otitis media (AOM). Here such data is provided from Slovakia, acountry with sequential introduction and parallel-use of the three commercially available pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs; PCV7; PCV13; PCV10).

Methods: This observational study takes advantage of the fact that tympanocentesis is the standard of care in children with AOM in Slovakia.