Racial and Regional Differences in Rates of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.
AUTHORS
de St Maurice
A ,
Grijalva
CG ,
Fonnesbeck
C ,
Schaffner
W ,
Halasa
NB ,
. Pediatrics. 2015 10 12; ().
- NIHMSID: 0376422
ABSTRACT
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) remains an important cause of illness in US children. We assessed the impact of introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pediatric IPD rates, as well as changes in racial and regional differences in IPD, in Tennessee.
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) remains an important cause of illness in US children. We assessed the impact of introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pediatric IPD rates, as well as changes in racial and regional differences in IPD, in Tennessee.
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