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Reduction in High Rates of Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Tennessee after Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

2004; Oxford University Press; Volume: 39; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/422653

1537-6591

Thomas R. Talbot, Katherine A. Poehling, Tina V. Hartert, Patrick G. Arbogast, Natasha Halasa, M Ed, William Schaffner, Allen S. Craig, Kathryn M. Edwards, Marie R. Griffin,

Respiratory viral infections research

Background. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a burgeoning problem, with rates of antibiotic-nonsusceptible IPD, in particular, increasing during the past decade. One measure to combat IPD is vaccination with the recently introduced 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).