Similar impact and replacement disease after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in hospitalised children with invasive pneumococcal disease in Europe and North America

Arto A. Palmu*, Philippe De Wals, Maija Toropainen, Shamez N. Ladhani, Geneviève Deceuninck, Mirjam J. Knol, Elisabeth A.M. Sanders, Elizabeth Miller

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Abstract

High incidence of childhood invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the US declined steeply after 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) introduction, outweighing reductions observed elsewhere. We re-analysed aggregate published data and compared pre- and post-PCV IPD-incidence in different countries to explore PCV impact on hospitalised and outpatient IPD separately. The proportion of hospitalised IPD cases was consistently high (>80%) in England&Wales, Finland, the Netherlands, and Quebec/Canada, but only 32% in the US before PCV introduction, increasing to 69% during the PCV era. In the US, a higher reduction in outpatient IPD incidence (94% in 2015 versus 1998–99) was observed compared to hospitalised IPD (79%); a 51% reduction in the non-PCV13-type IPD incidence among outpatient cases was estimated compared to a >2-fold increase for hospitalised cases. After stratification by hospitalization status, PCV programmes resulted in similar impact and serotype replacement in hospitalised IPD in US when compared to other countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1551-1555
Number of pages5
JournalVaccine
Volume39
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Bias
  • Conjugate vaccines
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Surveillance
  • Vaccination

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