Trends in Otitis Media and Myringotomy With Tube Placement Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children and the US General Population of Children After Introduction of the 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Autor: Rosalyn Singleton, Stephen Holve, Thomas W. Hennessy, Jeffrey McCollum, John Kokesh, Margaret Grinnell, Lisa R. Bulkow, Sara Seeman, Susan D. Emmett
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 37(1)
ISSN: 1532-0987
Popis: BACKGROUND American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children have experienced higher otitis media (OM) outpatient visit rates than other US children. To understand recent trends, we evaluated AI/AN OM rates before and after 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. METHODS We analyzed outpatient visits listing OM as a diagnosis among AI/AN children
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