Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Christopher C Blyth (Author), Kathryn J Britton (Author), Cattram D Nguyen (Author), Joycelyn Sapura (Author), John Kave (Author), Birunu Nivio (Author), Jocelyn Chan (Author), Catherine Satzke (Author), Rebecca Ford (Author), Wendy Kirarock (Author), Deborah Lehmann (Author), William Pomat (Author), Fiona M Russell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality with Streptococcus pneumoniae a major contributor. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been introduced into immunisation programs in many low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) yet there is a paucity of data evaluating...