title: Decrease in Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Children under Five Years of Age in an Indian Reservation in Panama after the Introduction of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7).
abstract: This study quantifies the impact of Heptavalent-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) in Panama on indigenous children younger than 5 years old, based on clinical pneumonia cases. This study demonstrates a significant 41.2% reduction in hospitalizations and 38.6% reduction in referrals for pneumonia following the introduction of PCV7. Burden of disease from pneumonia appears reduced in the ≤12-month- and 13-to-24-month-old groups.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Panama.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieto Guevara
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Daza
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith