Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Sri-Lanka: Deriving a reasonable measure for vaccine introduction decision making. Issue 27 (17th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kularatna, S.; Wijesinghe, P.R.; Abeysinghe, M.R.N.; Karunaratne, K.; Ekanayake, L.
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 27(2015)
• Page Start: 3122
• Page End: 3128
• Publication Date: 2015-06-17
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.093
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Lack of disease burden data is an obstacle for pneumococcal vaccine introduction decision-making.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">A population-based study and sentinel surveillance data were used to derive an incidence estimate.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The estimate of invasive pneumococcal pneumonia and sepsis based on low-sensitive, culture confirmation was adjusted by a correction factor.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Estimate lies in middle between low European and high Bangladesh, African estimates.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>