Pneumococcal Disease
Pneumococcal vaccination and risk of myocardial infarction
A hospital-based case-control study that included patients considered to be at risk of myocardial infarction. Health databases were used to obtain hospital diagnoses and vaccination status. Patients who had been admitted for myocardial infarction were compared to those admitted to a surgical department in the same hospital for a reason other than myocardial infarction betwen 1997 and 2003.
Invasive pneumococcal infections in Canadian children, 1998-2003 : implications for new vaccination programs
Describes a study which conducted active surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease to assess the serotype and antibiotic resistance patterns in Canada prior to universal infant immunization programs.
Canadian adult national immunization coverage (Adult NICS) survey 2006
Provides a broad measure of coverage of six vaccinations (influenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis A and B, pertussis, varicella, and tetanus) among the adult Canadian population.
Population-based impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in young children
Determines the population impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal-related diseases.
Decline in invasive pneumococcal disease after the introduction of protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccine
Examined population-based data from the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate changes in the burden of invasive disease.