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ArticleBMJ open2015

Association of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination with rates of ventilation tube insertion in Denmark: population-based register study.

Christina Groth, Reimar W Thomsen, Therese Ovesen

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Christina GrothDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Reimar W ThomsenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Therese OvesenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.

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Abstract

objectiveTo examine if the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in Denmark was associated with a decrease in the rate of ventilation tube (VT) insertions performed by office-based practising ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists.

designPopulation-based register study based on prospectively collected data.

settingCentral Denmark Region. Data on VT insertions performed by any office-based practising ENT specialist in the region were collected from the National Health Service Registry.

participantsAll children below the age of 2 years with a first-time VT insertion from 2001 through 2011.

main outcome measuresAge-stratified and gender-stratified standardised incidence rates of first-time VT insertion, and incidence rate ratio for PCV period 2008-2011 compared with pre-PCV period 2001-2007.

resultsThe annual incidence rate of first-time VT insertion in small children increased steadily from 64/1000 person-years in 2001 to 100/1000 person-years in 2011. The incidence rate ratio was 1.27 (95% CI 1.24 to 1.30) in the PCV period compared with the pre-PCV period.

conclusionsThe introduction of PCV into the Danish childhood immunisation programme in 2007 was not associated with a subsequent decrease in the rate of VT insertions among children below the age of 2 years. Instead, the rate continued to rise, as before the introduction of PCV. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Danish Data Protection Agency: 2007-58-0010.

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RegistriesAge FactorsDenmarkFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle Ear VentilationOtitis MediaPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesProspective StudiesSex FactorsVaccinationPneumococcal VaccinesVaccines, ConjugateEPIDEMIOLOGYPRIMARY CARE

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PMCPMC4458579

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