Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in older people in Spain (2007-2009): implications for future vaccination strategies.

Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in older people in Spain (2007-2009): implications for future vaccination strategies.

Recently, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has been recommended for adults. We analyzed the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in older adults in Spain before PCV13 introduction.IPD episodes, defined as clinical findings together with an invasive pneumococcal iso...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ardanuy, José María Marimón, Laura Calatayud, Montserrat Giménez, Marta Alonso, Immaculada Grau, Román Pallarés, Emilio Pérez-Trallero, Josefina Liñares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3425535?pdf=render

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