Citation:
Kabir A, Newall AT, Randall D, Moore HC, Jayasinghe S, Fathima P, Liu B, McIntyre P, Gidding HF. Effectiveness of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Medically At-Risk Children in Australia: A Record Linkage Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022;11(9):391-9.
Keywords:
Invasive pneumococcal disease; medically at-risk condition; pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; record linkage; vaccine effectiveness;
pneumococcal infection; serotype
Abstract:
Children with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), but little is known about the effectiveness of the primary course of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in these children.