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Correspondence
Childhood immunisation with conjugate vaccines and prevention of pneumonia
  1. Rashmi Ranjan Das
  1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rashmi Ranjan Das, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi 110029, India; rrdas05{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2011.159244

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    Principi and Esposito1 describe that widespread use of Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has nearly eliminated pneumonia due to the first pathogen and significantly reduced the number of cases due to the second pathogen. So, they advise a strong recommendation of these vaccines worldwide. However, the Indonesia probe-trial cited by them actually found more cases of pneumonia admitted to hospital among those vaccinated, and meningitis admissions were not reduced significantly either. The trial did not support a major …

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      Nicola Principi Susanna Esposito
      Thorax 2011; 67 83-84 Published Online First: 17 Apr 2011. doi: 10.1136/thx.2011.160135