BIP! Finder - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine herd effects on non-invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in elderly

2016 • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine herd effects on non-invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in elderly

Authors: Cornelis H. van Werkhoven; Rosalind C. Hollingsworth; Susanne M. Huijts; Marieke Bolkenbaas; Chris Webber; Scott Patterson; Elisabeth A.M. Sanders; Marc J.M. Bonten

Venue: Vaccine

Type: Publication

Abstract: Herd protection from infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccination is well established for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) but not for non-IPD pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (PCAP). We assessed the contribution of vaccine-serotypes in non-IPD PCAP in adults 65 years and older in the period 2008-2013.This is a post hoc analysis of two prospective studies from the Netherlands. Serotype specific urinary antigen detection and routine microbiological testing were used to categorize episodes as IPD or non-IPD PCAP caused by 7-valent pneumo... (read more)

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9.343023E-9 4.443204E-9 29 20

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Topics: Virology Immunology

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.002

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