Decrease in Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Children under Five Years of Age in an Indian Reservation in Panama after the Introduction of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7)

• मुख्य लेखकों: Javier Nieto Guevara (लेखक), Carlos Daza (लेखक), Rebecca Smith (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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This study quantifies the impact of Heptavalent-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) in Panama on indigenous children younger than 5 years old, based on clinical pneumonia cases. This study demonstrates a significant 41.2% reduction in hospitalizations and 38.6% reduction in referrals for pneumonia...