Impacto da vacina pneumocócica na redução das internações hospitalares por pneumonia em crianças menores de 5 anos, em Santa Catarina, 2006 a 2014*

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) on pneumonia hospital admissions among children in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2006: this was an ecological study using data obtained from Brazilian National Health System Information Technology Department (Datasus) for 2006-2009 (pre-vaccination period) and 2010-2014 (post-vaccination period); time trends were evaluated using the Poisson regression coefficient. Results: in the comparison between pre-and post-vaccination periods, the percen…