Abstract
In a post hoc analysis of the Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) immunization Trial in Adults the model-predicted 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine efficacy for preventing vaccine-type specific CAP and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease declined from 65% to 40% for subjects being 65 and 75 year olds at the time of vaccination, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1835-1838 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- community-acquired pneumonia
- invasive pneumococcal disease
- vaccine efficacy
- immunosenescence