Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Coverage Rates among Patients Admitted to a Teaching Hospital in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations can reduce morbidity and mortality especially in the elderly and patients with chronic medical disease. The purpose of this study was to estimate vaccination coverage of these populations in a hospital setting.

Materials and methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving adult patients admitted to a 1,000-bed teaching hospital on April 15, 2013. We ascertained the information on whether the patient had received influenza vaccination within a year prior to admission or pneumococcal vaccination by interviewing each patient.

Results

A total of 491 eligible patients aged ≥50 years or with chronic medical illnesses were analyzed. The overall vaccination rate for influenza was 57.2%, and that of pneumoc

SUBMITTER: Yang TU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4384449 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature