Hospitalizations for pneumonia, invasive diseases and otitis in Tuscany (Italy), 2002-2014: Which was the impact of universal pneumococcal pediatric vaccination?

Hospitalizations for pneumonia, invasive diseases and otitis in Tuscany (Italy), 2002-2014: Which was the impact of universal pneumococcal pediatric vaccination?

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main causative organism of acute media otitis in children and meningitis and bacterial pneumonia in the community. Since 2008 in Tuscany, central Italy, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (7-valent vaccine, switched to 13-valent vaccine in 2010) was actively offered f...

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Main Authors: Sara Boccalini, Ornella Varone, Martina Chellini, Luca Pieri, Antonino Sala, Cesare Berardi, Paolo Bonanni, Angela Bechini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-02-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
hospitalization
italy
pcv13
pcv7
pneumococcal diseases
vaccination
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1264796

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