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The Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Aboriginal and Non‐Aboriginal Western Australians from 1997 through 2007 and Emergence of Nonvaccine Serotypes

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 50; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/652440

1537-6591

Deborah Lehmann, Judith Willis, Hannah C. Moore, Carolien Giele, Denise Murphy, Anthony D. Keil, Catherine Harrison, K. Bruce Bayley, Michael Watson, Peter Richmond,

Respiratory viral infections research

Background. In 2001, Australia introduced a unique 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (7vPCV) 2-, 4-, and 6-month schedule with a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23vPPV) booster for Aboriginal children, and in 2005, 7vPCV alone in a 2-, 4-, and 6-month schedule for non-Aboriginal children. Aboriginal adults are offered 23vPPV but coverage is poor. We investigated trends in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Western Australia (WA).