Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children

Geneviève Petit; Philippe De Wals; Barbara Law; Theresa Tam; Lonny James Erickson; Maryse Guay; Alicia Framarin

doi:10.1155/2003/781794

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2003)

Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children

Geneviève Petit,
Philippe De Wals,
Barbara Law,
Theresa Tam,
Lonny James Erickson,
Maryse Guay,
Alicia Framarin

Affiliations

Geneviève Petit: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Philippe De Wals: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Barbara Law: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Theresa Tam: Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lonny James Erickson: Regional Health Board of Montérégie, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Maryse Guay: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Alicia Framarin: Quebec Agency for Health Services and Technology Assessment, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2003/781794
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 4
pp. 215 – 220

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: With the arrival of a new conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, it is important to estimate the burden of pneumococcal diseases in Canadian children. The epidemiological data and the economic cost of these diseases are crucial elements in evaluating the relevance of a vaccination program.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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