Comparison of Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniaeDisease Among Children Before and After Introduction of Conjugated Pneumococcal Vaccine

Autor: Haddy, Richard I., Perry, Kelvin, Chacko, Chris E., Helton, William B., Bowling, Mark G., Looney, Stephen W., Buck, George E.
Zdroj: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; April 2005, Vol. 24 Issue: 4 p320-323, 4p
Abstrakt: The objective was to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in the incidence of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniaedisease in the Louisville, KY, area since heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in the winter of 1999–2000. A secondary objective was to collect demographic data regarding invasive S. pneumoniaedisease in the Louisville, KY, area during the 1997–2002 period.
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