Increased paediatric hospitalizations for empyema in Australia after introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
OBJECTIVE: To examine rates of paediatric hospitalization for empyema and pneumonia in Australia before and after the introduction of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). METHODS: Rates of paediatric hospitalization for empyema and pneumonia (bacterial, viral and all types) were c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000300008&lng=en&tlng=en |