Disparities in PCV impact between different ethnic populations cohabiting in the same region: A systematic review of the literature.

CONCLUSION: While differences in IPD and pneumonia rates between resource-poor and resource-rich populations were decreased following PCV introduction, disparity is still apparent and is not fully eliminated in any of the studies. Younger (<2years) populations in resource-poor populations seem to benefit the most from PCV introduction.
PMID: 27443591 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vaccine - July 17, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Segal N, Greenberg D, Dagan R, Ben-Shimol S Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research