Preventive effects of pneumococcal and influenza vaccines on community-acquired pneumonia in older individuals in Japan: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Kanzo Suzuki (Author), Kyoko Kondo (Author), Masakazu Washio (Author), Kei Nakashima (Author), Sakae Kan (Author), Seiichiro Imai (Author), Kunihiko Yoshimura (Author), Chiharu Ota (Author), Satoko Ohfuji (Author), Wakaba Fukushima (Author), Yoshio Hirota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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At present, there are few reports that have clarified the effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) against all-cause pneumonia or pneumococcal pneumonia in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in older individuals in Japan. We conducted a hospital-based matched case-cont...