Incidence of Pneumococcal Pneumonia among Adults in Rural Thailand, 2006–2011: Implications for Pneumococcal Vaccine Considerations
The incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia among adults is a key driver for the cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine used among children. We sought to obtain more accurate incidence estimates among adults by including results of pneumococcal urine antigen testing (UAT) from population-b...
Main Authors: | Piralam, Barameht, Tomczyk, Sara M., Rhodes, Julia C., Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Gregory, Christopher J., Olsen, Sonja J., Praphasiri, Prabda, Sawatwong, Pongpun, Naorat, Sathapana, Chantra, Somrak, Areerat, Peera, Hurst, Cameron P., Moore, Matthew R., Muangchana, Charung, Baggett, Henry C. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674225/ |
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