A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the childhood immunization program in 2015

A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the childhood immunization program in 2015

Abstract Background To estimate the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, and acute otitis media before and after inclusion of the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) into Taiwan’s Childhood Immunization Program in 2015. Methods Episodes of eligible child...

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Main Authors: Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Invasive pneumococcal disease
Non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia
Acute otitis media
Taiwan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10379-z
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