Reduction in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease after general vaccination with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Germany |
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Authors: | Simon Rü ckinger,Mark van der Linden,Ralf René Reinert,Rü diger von Kries,Florian Burckhardt,Anette Siedler |
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Affiliation: | 1. Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Heiglhofstr. 63, 81377 München, Germany;2. National Reference Center for Streptococci, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany;3. Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | General vaccination with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was recommended in Germany in July 2006 for all children <2 years. The proportion of reported invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by vaccine serotypes before vaccine introduction was considerably lower than in the US. |
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Keywords: | Invasive pneumococcal disease Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination Population surveillance |
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