Evaluation of the impact of childhood 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on adult pneumonia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: study protocol for an observational study
Abstract Background Community-acquired pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. Approximately one-third of pneumonia cases can be attributed to the pneumococcus. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) protect against colonisation with vaccine-type serotypes. The resultin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11776-8 |