Open AccessHospitalizations for lower respiratory tract infections in children in relation to the sequential use of three pneumococcal vaccines in Quebec
Author(s) -
Zhou Zhou,
Rodica Gilca,
Geneviève Deceuninck,
François D. Boucher,
Philippe De Wals
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00329-y
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , bronchiolitis , pneumonia , pediatrics , poisson regression , respiratory tract infections , lower respiratory tract infection , incidence (geometry) , pneumococcal pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , respiratory system , antibiotics , population , environmental health , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In Quebec, three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) were used sequentially starting in December 2004. The objective of the study was to investigate the association between exposure to different PCV regimens and hospitalizations for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI).