title: Invasive pneumococcal disease burden in Hong Kong children.
abstract: In a retrospective, population-based study, we estimated the age-specific incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in Hong Kong between 1995 and 2004. The incidence rates per 100,000 were 18.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 13.9-23.3) for children aged <or=2 years, 15.6 (95% CI, 12.8-18.6) for children aged <or=5 years and 1 (95% CI, 0.52-1.7) for children aged 6-14 years. The findings indicate a significant disease burden.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong Kong, SAR, China. plho@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Pak Leung
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Chris H Y
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Theodore F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Yu Lung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents