2017
Impact of PCV13 on Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Massachusetts’ Children
Lapidot R, Shea K, Little B, Yildirim I, Pelton S. Impact of PCV13 on Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Massachusetts’ Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s467-s467. PMCID: PMC5631065, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPresence of comorbiditiesIPD casesPCV13 implementationYears of ageClinical syndromeSpeaker honorariaNP carriageNasopharyngeal carriageSerotype 3 invasive pneumococcal diseaseInvasive pneumococcal disease incidenceAge distributionEffectiveness of PCV13Impact of PCV13US census estimatesInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal disease incidenceAnnual incidence rateActive Surveillance NetworkAnnual prevalence rateIPD incidenceMerck vaccinePCV13 dosePneumococcal diseaseVaccination statusVaccine serotypes
2015
Vaccination, Underlying Comorbidities, and Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Yildirim I, Shea KM, Little BA, Silverio AL, Pelton SI. Vaccination, Underlying Comorbidities, and Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease. Pediatrics 2015, 135: 495-503. PMID: 25647674, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial CapsulesChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceInfantMaleMassachusettsPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPopulation SurveillancePrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccinationVaccines, ConjugateConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal diseaseUnderlying conditionOutcomes of IPDPrevention of IPDChildhood invasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal vaccination statusPolysaccharide pneumococcal vaccineYear of diagnosisPrimary care providersCase fatality rateChronic respiratory diseasesImmunocompromising conditionsIPD diagnosisUnderlying comorbiditiesImmunization PracticesIPD casesPneumococcal vaccineVaccination statusConjugate vaccineMassachusetts childrenClinical presentationSerotype distributionHigher hospitalizationClinical data