Open AccessPneumococcal conjugate vaccines reduce myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion in young children in Japan
Author(s) -
Ogawa Yui,
Kunimoto Masaru,
Takeno Sachio,
Sonoyama Toru,
Ishino Takashi,
Hamamoto Takao,
Ueda Tsutomu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-8038
DOI - 10.1002/lio2.710
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , myringotomy , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , otitis , tympanostomy tube , acute otitis media , age groups , streptococcus pneumoniae , surgery , demography , genetics , physics , sociology , biology , bacteria , optics
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been reported to reduce the incidence of myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion (MTTI) in children. However, little information is available focusing specific ages. We examined the prophylactic efficacy of PCVs on the onset of complex otitis media (ComOM) that requires MTTI.