Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sepsis in Children After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: A Prospective Population-based Cohort Study

Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sepsis in Children After Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: A Prospective Population-based Cohort Study

Abstract Background Population-based studies assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on burden of pneumococcal sepsis in children are lacking. We aimed to assess this burden following introduction of PCV-13 in a nationwide cohort study. Methods The Swiss Pediatric Sepsis Study...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2019-10, Vol.69 (9), p.1574-1580
Hauptverfasser: Asner, Sandra A, Agyeman, Philipp K A, Gradoux, Eugénie, Posfay-Barbe, Klara M, Heininger, Ulrich, Giannoni, Eric, Crisinel, Pierre A, Stocker, Martin, Bernhard-Stirnemann, Sara, Niederer-Loher, Anita, Kahlert, Christian R, Hasters, Paul, Relly, Christa, Baer, Walter, Aebi, Christoph, Schlapbach, Luregn J, Berger, Christoph
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Population-based studies assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on burden of pneumococcal sepsis in children are lacking. We aimed to assess this burden following introduction of PCV-13 in a nationwide cohort study. Methods The Swiss Pediatric Sepsis Study (September 2011 to December 2015) prospectively recruited children
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciy1139