Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Severe Invasive Disease Caused by Serotype 3 Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Italian Children

The effectiveness and impact of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) against invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) due to serotype 3 (ser3) has been questioned. However, the impact of PCV13 on different clinical presentations of ser3-IPD has not been studied so far. The impact of PCV1...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Lodi, Silvia Ricci, Francesco Nieddu, Maria Moriondo, Francesca Lippi, Clementina Canessa, Giusi Mangone, Martina Cortimiglia, Arianna Casini, Ersilia Lucenteforte, Giuseppe Indolfi, Massimo Resti, Chiara Azzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/7/4/128