Giuseppe
Emeritus
Effect of an immunization program on seasonal influenza hospitalizations in Mexican children. (Vaccine, abstract, edited)
15. Vaccine. 2010 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of an immunization program on seasonal influenza hospitalizations in Mexican children.
Aranda-Romo S, Comas-Garc?a A, Garc?a-Sep?lveda CA, Hern?ndez-Salinas AE, Pi?a-Ram?rez M, Noyola DE. - Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Aut?noma de San Luis Potos?, Avenida Venustiano Carranza 2405, San Luis Potos? 78210, S.L.P., Mexico.
We analyzed 2378 respiratory samples of children <5 years of age admitted during a 7-year period in order to determine the contribution of seasonal influenza as a cause of hospitalizations, as well as the impact of the inclusion of influenza vaccine in the childhood immunization program. The presence of influenza virus was demonstrated in 106 (4.4%) samples. The proportion of influenza hospitalizations after the introduction of influenza vaccination was lower (3.4%) than before the establishment of this vaccination program (7.5%; P=0.00002). Our study shows that influenza vaccination programs in children significantly reduce the impact of influenza related hospitalizations.
Copyright ? 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PMID: 20117263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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15. Vaccine. 2010 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of an immunization program on seasonal influenza hospitalizations in Mexican children.
Aranda-Romo S, Comas-Garc?a A, Garc?a-Sep?lveda CA, Hern?ndez-Salinas AE, Pi?a-Ram?rez M, Noyola DE. - Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Aut?noma de San Luis Potos?, Avenida Venustiano Carranza 2405, San Luis Potos? 78210, S.L.P., Mexico.
We analyzed 2378 respiratory samples of children <5 years of age admitted during a 7-year period in order to determine the contribution of seasonal influenza as a cause of hospitalizations, as well as the impact of the inclusion of influenza vaccine in the childhood immunization program. The presence of influenza virus was demonstrated in 106 (4.4%) samples. The proportion of influenza hospitalizations after the introduction of influenza vaccination was lower (3.4%) than before the establishment of this vaccination program (7.5%; P=0.00002). Our study shows that influenza vaccination programs in children significantly reduce the impact of influenza related hospitalizations.
Copyright ? 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PMID: 20117263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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