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  • Titel: Missed Pneumococcal Vaccination Opportunities in Adults With Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in a Community Health System
  • Beteiligte: Schulz, Paul S; Moore, Sarah E; Smith, Daniel; Javed, Jessica; Wilde, Ashley M
  • Erschienen: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022
  • Erschienen in: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac075
  • ISSN: 2328-8957
  • Schlagwörter: Infectious Diseases ; Oncology
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Adult vaccination programs are suboptimal.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods</jats:title> <jats:p>Pneumococcal vaccination history, and healthcare contact were assessed in patients with invasive pneumococcal disease.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p>Of the 229 cases, 14% were vaccinated. Observed mortality was 20.1%.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>Numerous missed vaccination opportunities were identified.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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