Rationale and Methods of the Study Protocol: Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes in Adults 18 Years and Older with Radiographically-Confirmed Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This study was an active, prospective surveillance study of adults 18 years and older hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae conducted at 21 hospitals in ten cities across the United States. This report describes the surveillance methodology applied between October 7, 2013 and September 30, 2016, including the identification and description of surveillance areas and populations at-risk for CAP hospitalization for estimation of incidence rates for selected study sites.
Authors: Ronika Alexander, Paula Peyrani, Julio A. Ramirez, Wesley H. Self, Carlos Grijalva, Francis Counselman, Gregory A. Volturo, Heidi Kabler, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Richard Wunderink, Robert L. Sherwin, Senen Pena, Thomas File, Timothy L. Wiemken, Sharon Gray, Michael Pride, Kimbal D. Ford, Qin Jiang, Raul Isturiz
Institutions: Pfizer (United States), University of Louisville, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Northwestern University, Wayne State University, Summa Health System, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Pfizer
OpenAlex ID: W2766334435