Efficacy of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in preventing community-acquired pneumonia among immunocompetent adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Highlights • Our aim is to study efficacy of PPV-23 against CAP other than other PPV valences. • PPV-23 can prevent all-cause pneumonia among immunocompetent adults. • It has greater efficacy against CAP among the targeted population. • It shows protective trends for pneumococcal pneumonia and morta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2016-03, Vol.34 (13), p.1496-1503
Hauptverfasser: Diao, Wen-qi, Shen, Ning, Yu, Pan-xi, Liu, Bei-bei, He, Bei
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Our aim is to study efficacy of PPV-23 against CAP other than other PPV valences. • PPV-23 can prevent all-cause pneumonia among immunocompetent adults. • It has greater efficacy against CAP among the targeted population. • It shows protective trends for pneumococcal pneumonia and mortality from pneumonia. • It does not prevent all-cause mortality.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.023