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| Leite,Carolina Regis; Azevedo,Jailton; Galvão,Vivian Santos; Moreno-Carvalho,Otávio; Reis,Joice Neves; Nascimento-Carvalho,Cristiana. |
| Abstract Invasive pneumococcal disease is a relevant public health problem in Brazil, especially among children and the elderly. In July/2010 a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced to the immunization schedule of Brazilian children under two years of age. Between July/2010 and December/2013 we conducted a case-series study on invasive pneumococcal disease in Salvador, Brazil to describe the clinical and bacteriological profile of invasive pneumococcal disease cases during the post-implementation period. Eighty-two cases were eligible. Mean age was 31 years (interquartile range, 3–42); 17.1% and 30.5% were under 2 years and 5 years, respectively. Pneumococcal meningitis (n = 64, 78.1%), bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia (n = 12, 14.6%)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vaccine; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000100056 |
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