Incidence of non-invasive all-cause pneumonia in children in the United States before and after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a retrospective claims database analysis

Autor: Tianyan Hu, Eric M. Sarpong, Yan Song, Nicolae Done, Qing Liu, Esteban Lemus-Wirtz, James Signorovitch, Salini Mohanty, Thomas Weiss
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pneumonia, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2200-6133
DOI: 10.1186/s41479-023-00109-5
Popis: Abstract Background Pneumonia is the most serious form of acute respiratory infection and Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pediatric bacterial pneumonia. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced in the United States (US) in 2000 (7-valent [PCV7]) and 2010 (13-valent [PCV13]). This study estimated annual incidence rates (IRs) of all-cause pneumonia (ACP) among US children aged
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