Incidence of acute otitis media in children < 16 years old in Germany during 2014-2019

• Main Authors: Tianyan Hu (Author), Bélène Podmore (Author), Rosemarie Barnett (Author), Dominik Beier (Author), Wolfgang Galetzka (Author), Nawab Qizilbash (Author), Dennis Haeckl (Author), Jessica Weaver (Author), Timo Boellinger (Author), Sarah Mihm (Author), Tanaz Petigara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute otitis media (AOM) remains a common infection in children despite the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. This study estimated AOM incidence rates (IRs) over time in children < 16 years old in Germany following PCV13 introduction. Methods AOM episodes were i...