The protective effect of pneumococcal vaccination on cardiovascular disease in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Epidemiological studies suggest that there is a link between pneumococcal infection and adverse cardiovascular outcomes such as myocardial infarction. Multiple studies have evaluated the protective effect of the 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination (PPV23), but results have...

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Main Authors: Fawziah Marra, Angel Zhang, Emma Gillman, Katherine Bessai, Kamalpreet Parhar, Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305828