Prevnar 7 Childhood Immunization Program and Serotype Replacement: Changes in Pneumococcal Incidence and Resulting Impact on Health Care Costs in Alberta (2003–2008)

OBJECTIVE: Acute respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young children and the elderly. In 2002, Alberta introduced a pneumococcal universal immunization program for children, using Pfizer’s Prevnar 7, a 7-valent pneumococcal...

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Autores principales: Waye, Arianna, Chuck, Anderson W., Jacobs, Philip, Tyrrell, Gregory, Kellner, James D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40801-015-0024-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40801-015-0024-7

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