2020
Who is at risk of 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine failure?
Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Pelton S, Pickering L, Yildirim I. Who is at risk of 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine failure? Vaccine 2020, 38: 1671-1677. PMID: 31974018, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.12.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseVaccine failureIPD casesVaccine serotypesDiagnosis of IPDHigh vaccine coverage ratesPneumococcal conjugate vaccineVaccine coverage ratesUnderlying risk factorsYears of ageMonths of agePneumococcal pneumoniaImmunization PracticesVaccine scheduleConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseasePrimary dosesClinical presentationImmunization scheduleSerotype 19ACourse of immunisationRisk factorsComorbiditiesStudy periodPassive surveillance
2015
Vaccination, Underlying Comorbidities, and Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Yildirim I, Shea KM, Little BA, Silverio AL, Pelton SI. Vaccination, Underlying Comorbidities, and Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease. Pediatrics 2015, 135: 495-503. PMID: 25647674, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial CapsulesChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceInfantMaleMassachusettsPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPopulation SurveillancePrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccinationVaccines, ConjugateConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal diseaseUnderlying conditionOutcomes of IPDPrevention of IPDChildhood invasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal vaccination statusPolysaccharide pneumococcal vaccineYear of diagnosisPrimary care providersCase fatality rateChronic respiratory diseasesImmunocompromising conditionsIPD diagnosisUnderlying comorbiditiesImmunization PracticesIPD casesPneumococcal vaccineVaccination statusConjugate vaccineMassachusetts childrenClinical presentationSerotype distributionHigher hospitalizationClinical data