Impact of pneumococcal vaccines use on invasive pneumococcal disease in Nunavik (Quebec) from 1997 to 2010

BACKGROUND: In 2000, an outbreak of severe pneumonia caused by a virulent clone of serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae was detected in the Nunavik region of Quebec. A mass immunization campaign was implemented in the spring of 2002, targeting persons ≥5 years of age and using the 23-valent pneumococ...

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Autores principales: Le Meur, Jean-Baptiste, Lefebvre, Brigitte, Proulx, Jean-François, Déry, Serge, Pépin, Jacques, De Wals, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2014
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v73.22691

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v73.22691

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