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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
In Taiwan, the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) have been available since January 2001 and October 2005, respectively. A hospital-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in a medical center was conducted from 2000 to 2008 to evaluate the epidemiologic changes after pneumococcal vaccination. A total of 337 episodes in 328 patients were identified. The cumulative coverage rate of PPV23 among persons of age >or=75 years increased from 12% in 2007 to 41% in 2008, and that of PCV7 among children aged <5 years was 0.7% in 2005 and 25.2% in 2008. The annual incidence of IPD decreased from 6.2 cases per 10,000 hospitalizations in 2000-2005 to 3.8 cases in 2006-2008 (38.5% reduction, P < 0.001), but the fatality rate did not change significantly (24.4% and 21.8%, P = 0.74). The serotype coverage rates of PPV23 and PCV7 were not significantly different between 2000-2005 and 2006-2008 (both P > 0.05). A marked increase of serotype 19A from 2000-2005 (0.5%) to 2006-2008 (11.5%) was found (P < 0.001). In summary, a decline in IPD incidence but not in fatality rate occurred after the availability of PCV7 and the increased usage of PPV23. The rapid emergence of serotype 19A during this period is alarming.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1435-4373
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
489-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Hospitals, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Pneumococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Pneumococcal Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Serotyping, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Streptococcus pneumoniae, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Taiwan, pubmed-meshheading:20108017-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact of pneumococcal vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Family Medicine, Taipei County Hospital, Sanchong City, Taipei County, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article