Incidence of acute otitis media from 2003 to 2019 in children ≤ 17 years in England
Abstract Background The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2006 and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2010 in the UK. PCVs are active immunization for the prevention of invasive disease, pneumonia and acute otitis media (AOM) caused by Streptococcu...
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-14982-8 |