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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2017

Hospitalisation for lower respiratory tract infection in children in the province of Quebec, Canada, before and during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era.

G Anderson, G Deceuninck, Z Zhou, F D Boucher, Y Bonnier Viger, R Gilca, P De Wals

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

G AndersonDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine,Laval University,Quebec City,Canada.
G DeceuninckQuebec University Hospital Research Centre,Quebec City,Canada.
Z ZhouQuebec University Hospital Research Centre,Quebec City,Canada.
F D BoucherDepartment of Pediatrics,Laval University,Quebec City,Canada.
Y Bonnier VigerDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine,Laval University,Quebec City,Canada.
R GilcaDirection des Risques Biologiques et Santé au Travail,Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec,Quebec City,Canada.
P De WalsDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine,Laval University,Quebec City,Canada.
Université Laval · CACentre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CAInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) may reduce this burden. This study's goal was to analyse trends in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) hospitalisations before and during a routine vaccination programme targeting all newborns with PCV was started in the province of Quebec, Canada in December 2004. The study population included hospital admissions with a main diagnosis of LRTI among 6-59 month-old Quebec residents from April 2000 to December 2014. Trends in proportions and rates were analysed using Cochran-Armitage tests and Poisson regression models. We observed a general downward trend in all LTRI hospitalisations rate: from 11·55/1000 person-years in 2000-2001 to 9·59/1000 in 2013-2014, a 17·0% reduction, which started before the introduction of PCV vaccination. Downward trends in hospitalisation rates were more pronounced for all-cause of pneumonia (minus 17·8%) than for bronchiolitis (minus 15·4%). There was also a decrease in the mean duration of hospital stay. There was little evidence that all-cause pneumonia decreased over the study period due mainly to the introduction of PCVs. Trends may be related to changes in clinical practice. This study casts doubt on the interpretation of ecological analyses of the implementation of PCV vaccination programmes.

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Child, PreschoolCommunity-Acquired InfectionsHospitalizationHumansImmunization ProgramsInfantPneumococcal VaccinesQuebecRespiratory Tract InfectionsRetrospective StudiesVaccinationVaccines, ConjugatePneumococcal VaccinesVaccines, ConjugateEcological studyhospital admissionspneumococcal conjugate vaccinepneumococcal infectionsrespiratory infections

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PMID28803551
PMCPMC9203442
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