Reduction of invasive pneumococcal disease 3 years after the introduction of the 13-valent conjugate vaccine in the Oxfordshire region of England.

BACKGROUND: The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7) vaccine's impact on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is well described, but few reports exist on the additional impact of the 13-valent vaccine (PCV13). METHODS: We calculated the IPD incidence across all ages in a surveillance project f...

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Main Authors: Moore, C, Paul, J, Foster, D, Mahar, SA, Griffiths, D, Knox, K, Peto, T, Walker, A, Crook, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014