Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children on the serotypic epidemiology of adult invasive pneumococcal diseases in Taiwan

Background: Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality, especially in children and older adults. Pneumococcal 7-valent and 13-valent conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13) were introduced in Taiwan in 2005 and 2011, respectively, for children. This study was conducte...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Chun Chi, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Ming-Han Tsai, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Kuang-Che Kuo, Ching-Tai Huang, Yhu-Chering Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821630144X