The full benefits of adult pneumococcal vaccination: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pneumococcal disease causes substantial morbidity and mortality, including among adults. Adult pneumococcal vaccines help to prevent these burdens, but they are underused. Accounting for the full benefits of adult pneumococcal vaccination may promote more rational resource allocation decisions with respect to adult pneumococcal vaccines. OBJECTIVES:Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we conducted a systematic review to assess the extent to which the literature has empirically captured (e.g., through measurement or modeling) the full benefits of adult pneumococcal vaccination. METHODS:We systematically searched PubMed and Embase to identify studies published between January 1, 2010 and April 10, 2016 that examine adult

SUBMITTER: Cafiero-Fonseca ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663403 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature