Pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease caused by vaccine serotypes following the introduction of conjugate vaccination in Denmark.

Pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease caused by vaccine serotypes following the introduction of conjugate vaccination in Denmark.

A seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in the Danish childhood immunization program (2+1 schedule) in October 2007, followed by PCV13 starting from April 2010. The nationwide incidence of IPD among children younger than 5 years nearly halved after the introduction of PCV...

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Main Authors: Zitta B Harboe, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Helene Ingels, Jeppe N Rasmussen, Peter H S Andersen, Catherine C Bjerre, David Goldblatt, Lindsey Ashton, Mitch Haston, Helle B Konradsen, Lotte Lambertsen, Danish Pneumococcal Surveillance Collaborating Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3554759?pdf=render

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