Frequency of Acute Otitis Media in Children Under 24 Months of Age Before and After the Introduction of the 10-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Into the National Immunization Program in Chile

Autor: María E. Santolaya, Karen García, Ximena Maul, Andres Rosenblut, Macarena Rosenblut
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Zdroj: The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 37(2)
ISSN: 1532-0987
Popis: BACKGROUND Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute otitis media (AOM). Ten-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV-10) was introduced to the Chilean National Immunization Program (NIP) in 2011. The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of AOM in children
Databáze: OpenAIRE