Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine against community-acquired pneumonia in elderly: feasibility study: report

Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Gonçalves, Paulo; Gómez, Verónica; Kislaya, Irina; Nunes, Baltazar

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Objectives: The primary objective was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a study of vaccine effectiveness (VE) against CAP caused by PCV13 serotypes attended in primary health care setting using an indirect cohort design. The secondary objective was to estimate the etiological fraction of Streptococcus pneumoniae CAP and CAP caused by PCV13 serotypes within all CAP attended in Portuguese primary health care.

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Pneumococal Vaccine Community-Acquired Pneumonia Vaccine Effectiveness Elderly Pneumonia Adquirida na Comunidade Efectividade Vacinal Antipneumocócica Determinantes de Saúde