Increased Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, North East England, UK

Increased Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, North East England, UK

Since April 2014, invasive pneumococcal disease incidence has increased substantially across North East England, United Kingdom, reversing the decline that followed the 2006 introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Significant increases occurred in 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine serotypes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Catherine Houseman, Gareth J. Hughes, Kaye E. Chapman, Deborah Wilson, Russell Gorton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococcal infections
invasive pneumococcal disease
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
PCV13 vaccine
incidence
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0897_article
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Summary:Since April 2014, invasive pneumococcal disease incidence has increased substantially across North East England, United Kingdom, reversing the decline that followed the 2006 introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Significant increases occurred in 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine serotypes and nonvaccine serotypes. Trends in other regions and long-term effects of multivalent vaccines require further investigation.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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