| Title |
Vaccination against pneumococcus in West Africa: perspectives and prospects
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s45842 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eric S Donkor, Nicholas TKD Dayie, Ebenezer V Badoe |
| Abstract |
Pneumococcal vaccination has become obligatory due to the enormous burden of pneumococcal diseases. Quite recently, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have been developed, and have been shown to be superior to the previous polyvalent polysaccharide vaccine of the organism. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being introduced in many West African countries and it is important to understand the expected performance, relevance, and limitations of these vaccines in the subregion. |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 12 | 22% |
| Researcher | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 19% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 41% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 22% |
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