Raul E Isturiz, Julio Ramirez, Wesley H Self, Carlos G Grijalva, Francis L Counselman, Gregory Volturo, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Paula Peyrani, Richard G Wunderink, Robert Sherwin, J Scott Overcash, Senen Pena Oliva, Thomas File, Timothy L Wiemken, John M McLaughlin, Michael W Pride, Sharon Gray, Ronika Alexander, Kimbal D Ford, Qin Jiang, Luis Jodar
BACKGROUND: Few studies have measured the burden of adult pneumococcal disease after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) into the US infant vaccination schedule. Further, most data regarding pneumococcal serotypes are derived from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), which represents only a fraction of all adult pneumococcal disease burden. Understanding which pneumococcal serotypes cause pneumonia in adults is critical for informing current immunization policy...
May 31, 2019: Vaccine