Effect of 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine on pneumonia among children, Brazil

dc.creatorAfonso, Eliane Terezinha
dc.creatorMinamisava, Ruth
dc.creatorBierrenbach, Ana Luiza
dc.creatorEscalante, Juan Jose Cortez
dc.creatorAlencar, Airlane Pereira
dc.creatorDomingues, Carla Magda
dc.creatorMorais Neto, Otaliba Libanio
dc.creatorToscano, Cristiana Maria
dc.creatorAndrade, Ana Lúcia Sampaio Sgambatti de
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-13T11:23:03Z
dc.date.available2018-06-13T11:23:03Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractPneumonia is most problematic for children in developing countries. In 2010, Brazil introduced a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) to its National Immunization Program. To assess the vaccine’s effectiveness for preventing pneumonia, we analyzed rates of hospitalization among children 2–24 months of age who had pneumonia from all causes from January 2005 through August 2011. We used data from the National Hospitalization Information System to conduct an interrupted time-series analysis for 5 cities in Brazil that had good data quality and high PCV10 vaccination coverage. Of the 197,975 hospitalizations analyzed, 30% were for pneumonia. Significant declines in hospitalizations for pneumonia were noted in Belo Horizonte (28.7%), Curitiba (23.3%), and Recife (27.4%) but not in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. However, in the latter 2 cities, vaccination coverage was less than that in the former 3. Overall, 1 year after introduction of PCV10, hospitalizations of children for pneumonia were reduced.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationAFONSO, Eliane Terezinha et. al. Effect of 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine on pneumonia among children, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, v. 19, n. 4, p. 589-597, 2013.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.3201/eid1904.121198
dc.identifier.issn1080-6040
dc.identifier.issne- 1080-6059
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/15234
dc.language.isoengpt_BR
dc.publisher.countryEstados unidospt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentInstituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública - IPTSP (RG)pt_BR
dc.rightsAcesso Abertopt_BR
dc.titleEffect of 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine on pneumonia among children, Brazilpt_BR
dc.typeArtigopt_BR

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