Effects of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 2 Years after Its Introduction, the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was implemented in a 3+1-dose schedule in the national immunization program for infants born after April 1, 2006. To assess the vaccine’s effectiveness, we compared disease incidence before and after vaccine implementation (June 2004–June 2006 and June 2006–June 2008, respectively). We serotyped 2,552 invasive pneumococcal isolates from throughout the Netherlands, covering 25% of the country’s population. Clinical characteristics were extracted from hospital records. After June 2006, vaccine-serotype invasive pneumococcal... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Gerwin D. Rodenburg
Sabine C. de Greeff
Angelique G.C.S. Jansen
Hester E. de Melker
Leo M. Schouls
Eelko Hak
Lodewijk Spanjaard
Elisabeth A.M. Sanders
Arie van der Ende
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 816-823 (2010)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: Heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine / pneumococcal vaccines / pneumococcal infections / surveillance / bacteria / research / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27191480
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1605.091223

In the Netherlands, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was implemented in a 3+1-dose schedule in the national immunization program for infants born after April 1, 2006. To assess the vaccine’s effectiveness, we compared disease incidence before and after vaccine implementation (June 2004–June 2006 and June 2006–June 2008, respectively). We serotyped 2,552 invasive pneumococcal isolates from throughout the Netherlands, covering 25% of the country’s population. Clinical characteristics were extracted from hospital records. After June 2006, vaccine-serotype invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) decreased 90% (95% confidence interval [CI] 68%–97%) in children age eligible for PCV-7; simultaneously, however, non–vaccine-serotype IPD increased by 71% (not significant), resulting in a 44% total net IPD reduction (95% CI 7%–66%). IPD rates did not change for other age groups. In the Netherlands, PCV-7 offered high protection against vaccine-serotype IPD in vaccinated children, but increases of non–vaccine-serotype IPD reduced net vaccine benefits.