Impact of the 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants Younger Than 90 Days in England and Wales

Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is an uncommon but well-recognized cause of invasive bacterial disease in young infants. This study aimed to determine the impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants aged

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2013-03, Vol.56 (5), p.633-640
Main Authors: Ladhani, Shamez N., Andrews, Nick J., Waight, Pauline, Borrow, Ray, Slack, Mary P. E., Miller, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Confidence Intervals
Conjugate vaccines
England - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunity, Herd
Immunization Programs
Incidence
Infant
Infants
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Meningitis
Neonates
Pediatrics
Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology
Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control
Pneumococcal meningitis
Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Serotyping
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology
Surveillance
Vaccination
Vaccination - methods
Vaccines
Wales - epidemiology
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Summary:Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is an uncommon but well-recognized cause of invasive bacterial disease in young infants. This study aimed to determine the impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in infants aged
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cis934