Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease before and after the Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Author(s) -
Natasha Halasa,
S. M. Shankar,
Thomas R. Talbot,
Patrick G. Arbogast,
Edward F. Mitchel,
W. C. Wang,
W. Schaffner,
Allen S. Craig,
Marie R. Griffin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/516781
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal disease , incidence (geometry) , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , disease , pneumococcal infections , immunology , streptococcus pneumoniae , conjugate vaccine , pediatrics , immunization , immune system , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics
We sought to determine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).
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