Childhood invasive pneumococcal disease caused by non-7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) serotypes under partial immunization in Taiwan

Childhood invasive pneumococcal disease caused by non-7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) serotypes under partial immunization in Taiwan

Emerging non-7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) serotypes have replaced PCV7 serotypes in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). This study was designed to describe the IPD caused by non-PCV7 serotypes under partial PCV7 immunization in Taiwan. Methods: All children <18 years...

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Main Authors: Ching-Fen Shen, Shih-Min Wang, Kuan-Hsien Lee, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Ching-Chuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
conjugate pneumococcal vaccine
epidemiology
invasive pneumococcal disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613002027

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