Characteristics of Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease before and after Universal Childhood Immunization with PCV13 in Massachusetts
Lapidot R, Shea KM, Yildirim I, Cabral HJ, Pelton SI, Health T. Characteristics of Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease before and after Universal Childhood Immunization with PCV13 in Massachusetts. Pathogens 2020, 9: 396. PMID: 32455770, PMCID: PMC7281000, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9050396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal conjugate vaccineIPD casesIncidence rate ratiosIPD incidencePCV-13Disease characteristicsSerotype 3 invasive pneumococcal diseaseInvasive pneumococcal disease incidenceImpact of PCV13Presence of comorbiditiesInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal disease incidenceUniversal childhood immunizationWaning of immunityPassive surveillance systemPCV13 dosePCV13 introductionVaccine effectivenessConjugate vaccineMassachusetts childrenPneumococcal diseaseClinical syndromeChildhood immunizationIncidence ratePCV13