REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INVASIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE IN TODDLERS IN GERMANY

1 December 2005

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Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Vol. 24 (12) , 1114-1115
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000189985.96561.81

Abstract

In a population-based study, regional differences in incidence, serotype distribution and resistance rates in invasive pneumococcal disease in 1-2-year-old children were related to different day care attendance rates. Day-care attendance appears to be a relevant risk factor in some German states and should be considered for inclusion in the recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination of children at risk.

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