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Invasive pneumococcal disease in England and Wales: Vaccination implications

  • Karen Sleeman
  • , Kyle Knox
  • , Robert George
  • , Elizabeth Miller
  • , Pauline Waight
  • , David Griffiths
  • , A. Efstratiou
  • , K. Broughton
  • , Richard T. Mayon-White
  • , E. R. Moxon
  • , D. W. Crook

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Abstract

Knowledge of the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) will aid in planning the use of pneumococcal vaccines. A United Kingdom (UK)-based surveillance in England and Wales (1995-1997) of 11,528 individuals with IPD and a local enhanced surveillance in the Oxford (UK) area (1995-1999) have been analyzed. IPD has a high attack rate in children, with 37.1-48.1 cases per 100,000 infants <1 year old per year, and in older persons, with 21.2-36.2 cases per 100,000 persons >65 years old per year, for England, Wales, and Oxford. The 7-valent conjugate vaccine includes serotypes causing ≤79% of IPD in children <5 years old, but only 66% in adults >65 years old. The data also indicate that IPD varies by serotype, age, and country, emphasizing that the epidemiology of IPD is heterogeneous and requires continued surveillance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-246
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume183
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2001

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial support: Public Health Laboratory Service; University Department of Paediatrics, Oxford, which is funded in part by Aventis Pasteur (to Oxford Vaccine Group).

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