| Title | Impact of pneumococcal vaccination on the incidence of pneumonia by HIV infection status among patients enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Study. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C., Joseph Goulet, Sheldon Brown, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, David Rimland, Michael S. Simberkoff, Kristina Crothers, and Amy C. Justice |
| Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | 1093-100 |
| Date Published | 2008 Apr 1 |
| ISSN | 1537-6591 |
| Keywords | CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Cohort Studies, Hemoglobins, HIV Infections, Humans, Incidence, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Smoking, Veterans |
| Abstract | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons have a high incidence of pneumonia and pneumococcal disease. Benefits of vaccination with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) among these patients continue to be debated. |
| DOI | 10.1086/529201 |
| Alternate Journal | Clin. Infect. Dis. |
