Recommendations for Pneumococcal Immunization Outside Routine Childhood Immunization Programs in Western Europe
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Recommendations for Pneumococcal Immunization Outside Routine Childhood Immunization Programs in Western Europe
The global burden of pneumococcal diseases is high, with young children and adults≥50 years of age at highest risk of infection. Two types of vaccine are available for the prevention of pneumococcal diseases caused by specific Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes: the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7, PCV10, and PCV13). Despite pneumococcal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Therapy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0741-238X,1865-8652
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-014-0157-1