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- Title
Indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal colonization among unvaccinated household members.
- Authors
Millar, Eugene V; Watt, James P; Bronsdon, Melinda A; Dallas, Jean; Reid, Raymond; Santosham, Mathuram; O'Brien, Katherine L
- Abstract
Since the introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the United States, rates of invasive pneumococcal disease have decreased in both vaccinated and unvaccinated age groups. Reduction of invasive pneumococcal disease in unvaccinated groups has been attributed to reduced transmission of vaccine-type pneumococci in the community. Understanding the impact of PCV7 on carriage among vaccinated and unvaccinated community members is critical to interpreting, predicting, and understanding the impact of PCV7 on disease.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008, Vol 47, Issue 8, p989
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/591966