How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease?
BACKGROUND: The American Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the inclusion of adults with asthma in the high-risk category for pneumococcal vaccination based on a twofold increase in risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).
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| description | BACKGROUND: The American Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the inclusion of adults with asthma in the high-risk category for pneumococcal vaccination based on a twofold increase in risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2753f4575058407393f37fda920aed612025-02-03T05:52:50ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-0125314715010.1155/2014/510373How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease?Julie M Okapuu0Estelle Chétrit1Brigitte Lefebvre2Caroline Quach3Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, The Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaLaboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de Bellevue, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, CanadaBACKGROUND: The American Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the inclusion of adults with asthma in the high-risk category for pneumococcal vaccination based on a twofold increase in risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/510373 |
| spellingShingle | Julie M Okapuu Estelle Chétrit Brigitte Lefebvre Caroline Quach How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? |
| title_full | How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? |
| title_short | How Many Individuals with Asthma Need to Be Vaccinated to Prevent One Case of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease? |
| title_sort | how many individuals with asthma need to be vaccinated to prevent one case of invasive pneumococcal disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/510373 |
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