The potential role of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in reducing acute respiratory inflammation in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

Abstract Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) reduces both invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and other pneumococcal infections worldwide. We investigated the impact of stepwise implementation of childhood PCV programs on the prevalence of pneumococcal pneumonia, severity of acute inflam...

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Main Authors: Ching-Fen Shen, Shih-Min Wang, Hsin Chi, Yi-Chuan Huang, Li-Min Huang, Yhu-Chering Huang, Hsiao-Chuan Lin, Yu-Huai Ho, Chao A. Hsiung, Ching-Chuan Liu, Taiwan Pediatric Infectious Disease Alliance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-020-00680-9