The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on incidence and microbiology associated with complicated acute otitis media

The objectives of this study were to investigate the incidence of complicated acute otitis media (cAOM) as well as the associated microbiology before and after introduction of the 7- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV-7 and -13), respectively. CAOM comprises “heavy” AOM (AOM demanding hospitalization), mastodismus (M) and acute mastoiditis (AM).

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 4, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: B.B. Laursen, C.S. Danstrup, S. Hoffmann, N. N ørskov-Lauritsen, A.L.B. Christensen, T. Ovesen Source Type: research