The Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among the Indigenous and Non-indigenous Population of Northwestern Ontario Canada from 2006 Through 2015 and Emergence of Non-vaccine Serotypes

摘要

BackgroundRates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among indigenous populations remain substantially higher than their non-indigenous counterparts. The goal of this study was to analyze the epidemiology and demographic features of IPD in northwestern Ontario (NWO) among the indigenous and non-indigenous population in the context of recent changes in the provincial pneumococcal vaccination programs.