13가 폐렴 백신(PCV13) 예방 접종을 받은 아이들에게는 연쇄상 폐렴구균(Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) 감염으로 인해 생기는 급성 중이염이 예방된다고 한다.
NEJM Journal Watch Pediatrics and adolescent Medicine 8/2018
It is said that acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) infection is prevented in children who have been vaccinated with the 13-valent pneumonia vaccine (PCV13).
NEJM Journal Watch Pediatrics and adolescent Medicine 8/2018