Journal article
Vaccine strategies for prevention of community-acquired pneumonia in Canada: Who would benefit most from pneumococcal immunization?
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the burden of pneumococcal disease and associated risk factors in the Canadian adult population, delineate available pneumococcal vaccines and associated efficacy and effectiveness data, and review current pneumococcal vaccine recommendations and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) prevention strategies in Canada.
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: Pneumococcal vaccination guidelines from the Canadian National Advisory Committee on …
Authors
Kaplan A; Arsenault P; Aw B; Brown V; Fox G; Grossman R; Jadavji T; Laferrière C; Levitz S; Loeb M
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 625–633
Publisher
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Publication Date
9 2019
DOI
10.46747/cfp.6509625
ISSN
0008-350X