作者
Ahmed Hossam eldin El-Bardissy, Rana Moustafa Al-Adawi, Ahmed Atef Shible, Zainab Albu-Mahmood, Dina Eltayeb Elgaily, Hani Abdelaziz
发表日期
2019/12
期刊
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
卷号
10
期号
4
页码范围
427-431
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines concerning hospital or intensive care unit (ICU) admissions due to pneumonia after vaccination.
Setting
Inpatient and ICUs at Hamad General Hospital.
Methods
The retrospective study included adults who were vaccinated between June 2012 and June 2013. Patient records were reviewed for hospital or ICU admissions due to pneumonia 2 years before and after vaccination.
Main outcomes measures
The primary outcome was to compare the rates of hospital and ICU admissions for pneumonia 2 years before and after vaccination. The secondary outcome was to evaluate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines against different comorbidities.
Key findings
One hundred sixty-one patients were included with a dominant age group of 64–85 (52%) years old …
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