Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Refugee Children, Germany.

ABSTRACT: Refugee children in Germany are not routinely given a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in 21 refugee children were compared with those in 405 Germany-born children for 3 pneumococcal seasons. Refugee children had significantly higher odds of vaccine-type IPD and multidrug-resistant IPD than did Germany-born children.

SUBMITTER: Perniciaro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6154141 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature