Pneumococcal vaccine--direct and indirect ("herd") effects

N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 6;354(14):1522-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe068038.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Herd*
  • Infant
  • Meningococcal Vaccines*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / immunology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines*
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects

Substances

  • Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines