The effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia in children in Lao People's Democratic Republic: An observational hospital-based test-negative study

• Main Authors: Rupert Weaver (Author), Cattram D. Nguyen (Author), Jocelyn Chan (Author), Keoudomphone Vilivong (Author), Jana Y.R. Lai (Author), Ruth Lim (Author), Catherine Satzke (Author), Malisa Vongsakid (Author), Paul N. Newton (Author), Kim Mulholland (Author), Amy Gray (Author), Audrey Dubot-Pérès (Author), David A.B. Dance (Author), Fiona M. Russell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pneumococcal pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been shown to reduce hypoxic pneumonia in children. However, there are no studies from Asia examining the effectiveness of PCVs on hypoxic pneumonia. We describe a novel approach...