Outcomes of pediatric community‐acquired pneumonia before and after national pneumococcal immunization in Taiwan

• Published in: Pediatric pulmonology Vol. 58; no. 11; pp. 3246 - 3254
• Main Authors: Chang, I‐Fan, Lin, I‐Fan, Liu, Yun‐Chung, Chou, Chia‐Ching, Chang, Tu‐Hsuan, Yen, Ting‐Yu, Lu, Chun‐Yi, Chang, Luan‐Yin, Lai, Feipei, Huang, Li‐Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Fatalities; Immunization; outcome; Pathogens; Pediatrics; Pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumonia; Taiwan

Objective In Taiwan, the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children declined after the catch‐up primary vaccination programs and the full national immunization program (NIP) with PCV13. The objective of the study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of pediatric community‐acqui...