title: Pneumococcal vaccine uptake in medical patients discharged from a district hospital.
abstract: A survey of 400 patients discharged from medical wards found that 161 (40%) had risk factors for severe pneumococcal infection, but that only half of these had received pneumococcal vaccine. Improved vaccine uptake in high risk patients could be achieved by universal vaccination of people aged over 65 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D004739:England; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines