Herd immunity and serotype replacement 4 years after seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in England and Wales: an observational cohort study.

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The seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has reduced vaccine-type (VT) invasive pneumococcal disease but increases in non-vaccine-type (NVT) disease have varied between countries. We assess the effect of the PCV7 vaccination on VT and NVT disease in England and Wales.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet Infect Dis

Title: The Lancet. Infectious diseases

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-4457

ISSN (Print): 1473-3099

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2011

Volume: 11

Issue: 10

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[1 ] Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, UK. liz.miller@hpa.org.uk

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Publisher Item ID: S1473-3099(11)70090-1

DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70090-1

PubMed ID: 21621466

SO-VID: 098b8590-b25b-484a-9f29-100f618b65f8

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