Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Clinical and Hypoxemic Childhood Pneumonia over Three Years in Central Malawi: An Observational Study.

Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Clinical and Hypoxemic Childhood Pneumonia over Three Years in Central Malawi: An Observational Study.

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine's (PCV) impact on childhood pneumonia during programmatic conditions in Africa is poorly understood. Following PCV13 introduction in Malawi in November 2011, we evaluated the case burden and rates of childhood pneumonia.Between January 1, 2012-June 30, 2014 we...

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Main Authors: Eric D McCollum, Bejoy Nambiar, Rashid Deula, Beatiwel Zadutsa, Austin Bondo, Carina King, James Beard, Harry Liyaya, Limangeni Mankhambo, Marzia Lazzerini, Charles Makwenda, Gibson Masache, Naor Bar-Zeev, Peter N Kazembe, Charles Mwansambo, Norman Lufesi, Anthony Costello, Ben Armstrong, Tim Colbourn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5215454?pdf=render

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