Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia,
meningitis, and sepsis in children worldwide. However, many countries lack national …

Background Approximately 800,000 children die each year due to pneumococcal disease
and> 90% of these deaths occur in developing countries where few children have access to …

BACKGROUND: This systematic review evaluated the incidence, etiology, and use of
resources in bacterial, non-tuberculosis community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in immune …

Background With the aim of populating the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) with parameters of
effectiveness of existing interventions, we conducted a systematic review of the literature …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a comprehensive review of data on pneumococcal disease
incidence in Latin America and the Caribbean and project the annual number of …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacterial pneumonia, meningitis and
sepsis in children worldwide. Despite available evidence on pneumococcal conjugate …

BACKGROUND: Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood diseases
requiring antimicrobial prescription in pre-school children. This systematic review aimed to …

Invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (IPD) is one of the leading causes
of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. In Argentina, PCV13 was introduced …

OBJECTIVE: In Latin America and the Caribbean, routine vaccination of infants against
Streptococcus pneumoniae would need substantial investment by governments and donor …

BACKGROUND: Currently there are three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines with different
coverage of serotypes for use in children under one year. We evaluate the cost-effectiveness …