Occupational exposure to dust and to fumes, work as a welder and invasive pneumococcal disease risk.
Kjell TorénPaul D BlancRajen N NaidooNicola MurgiaIngemar QvarfordtOlov AspevallAnna Dahlman-HoglundLinus SchiölerPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2019)
Work specifically as a welder, but also occupational exposures more broadly, increase the odds for IPD. Welders, and potentially others with relevant exposures, should be offered pneumococcal vaccination.