Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Universal Routine Vaccination on Pneumococcal Disease in Italian Children

Table 1

Cases of IPD and pneumococcal pneumonia recruited among children hospitalized between June 2006 and December 2012 in the Puglia region, by gender, age, and year of admission.

	IPD		Pneumococcal pneumonia		Total cases
	()		()		()
		%		%		%
Gender
Male	4	44.44	15	50	19	48.72
Female	5	55.56	15	50	20	51.28
Age
<24 months	7	77.78	7	23.33	14	35.90
24–<60 months	2	22.22	23	76.67	25	64.10
Year of admission
2006	—	—	1	3.32	1	2.56
2007	1	11.11	—	—	1	2.56
2008	1	11.11	2	6.67	3	7.69
2009	1	11.11	2	6.67	3	7.69
2010	1	11.11	11	36.67	12	30.78
2011	2	22.22	8	26.67	10	25.64
2012	3	33.34	6	20.00	9	23.08