Decrease of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults after introduction of pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine in Spain.

A prospective laboratory-based multicenter study that collected all adult invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) episodes from 6 Spanish hospitals before (2008-2009) and after (2012-2013). The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) licensure was conducted in order to analyze the impact of PCV...

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Main Authors: Jordi Càmara, José María Marimón, Emilia Cercenado, Nieves Larrosa, María Dolores Quesada, Dionísia Fontanals, Meritxell Cubero, Emilio Pérez-Trallero, Asunción Fenoll, Josefina Liñares, Carmen Ardanuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5383258?pdf=render