Indirect Effects of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in National Immunization Programs for Children on Adult Pneumococcal Disease / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 257-266, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was developed to overcome the limitations of the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, which produces poor immunogenicity in infants younger than 2 years. As many countries have included PCVs in national immunization programs for children, the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by vaccine type Streptococcus pneumoniae has declined markedly, not only among the vaccinated pediatric population, but also among unvaccinated adults. In this review, we present a concise overview of the indirect effects of mass pediatric PCV immunization on unvaccinated adults.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Pneumocócicas
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Vacinação em Massa
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Incidência
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Imunização
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Vacinas Conjugadas
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Programas de Imunização
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Vacinas Pneumocócicas
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article