Cost-effectiveness of introducing a domestic pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7-TT) into the Cuban national immunization programme

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of severe bacterial infections in young children and the elderly (Valenzuela et al., 2009). In Cuba, high rates of nasopharyngeal colonization have been reported in children

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - May 27, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anai Garc ía Fariñas, Nivaldo Linares-Pérez, Andrew Clark, María Eugenia Toledo-Romaní, Nathalie El Omeiri, Martha C. Marrero Araújo, Isabel Pilar Gonzálvez, Gilda Toraño Peraza, Alicia Reyes Jiménez, Lena López Ambrón, the Cuban Pneumococcal V Source Type: research