UTMB researchers find ear infections down, thanks to vaccine

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered that, during recent years, several interventions have been introduced aiming to decrease the otitis media burden -- and they've been successful. The researchers found there was a downward trend in visits from 2004 to 2011, with a significant drop in children younger than 2 years that coincided with the advent of the 13-valent vaccine, or PCV-13, in 2010.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uotm-urf112213.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news