Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Clinical and Hypoxemic Childhood Pneumonia over Three Years in Central Malawi: An Observational Study.
Eric D McCollumBejoy NambiarRashid DeulaBeatiwel ZadutsaAustin BondoCarina KingJames BeardHarry LiyayaLimangeni MankhamboMarzia LazzeriniCharles MakwendaGibson MasacheNaor Bar-ZeevPeter N KazembeCharles MwansamboNorman LufesiAnthony CostelloBen ArmstrongTimothy ColbournPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Thirty months after PCV13 introduction in Malawi, the health system burden and rates of the severest forms of childhood pneumonia, including hypoxemia and death, have markedly decreased.