Indirect effect of 7-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccines on pneumococcal pneumonia hospitalizations in elderly.

<h4>Background</h4>Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of mortality and has a high burden in morbidity. In Portugal, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV) was used since 2001 and PCV10/13 since 2009, being the last introduced into the National Immunization Program in 2015.<...

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Main Authors: Irina Kislaya, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Mafalda Sousa-Uva, Verónica Gómez, Paulo Gonçalves, Filipe Froes, Baltazar Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209428