Pneumococcal vaccination and otitis media in Australian Aboriginal infants: comparison of two birth cohorts before and after introduction of vaccination

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19 February 2009

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pediatrics

Vol. 9 (1) , 14
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-9-14

Abstract

Aboriginal children in remote Australia have high rates of complicated middle ear disease associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae and other pathogens. We assessed the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination for prevention of otitis media in this setting.

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