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. 2015 Aug 16;2015:206757. doi: 10.1155/2015/206757

Table 2.

Cases of IPD and pneumococcal pneumonia and matched controls. PCVs effectiveness (95% CIs) in Puglia, 2006–2012.

Vaccination status IPD cases (N = 9) Matched controls (N = 27) OR (95% CI) p VE (95% CI)
N % N %
Fully vaccinated# 8 88.89 26 96.30 0.31 (0.12–0.7) 0.003 69% (30%–88%)
Incompletely vaccinated## 1 11.11 0 0 n.c.∗∗ 0.31
Not vaccinated 0 0 1 3.70 Ref. Ref.

Vaccination status Pneumococcal pneumonia cases Matched controls OR (95% CI) p VE (95% CI)
(N = 30) (N = 90)
N % N %

Fully vaccinated# 19 63.33 81 90.00 0.23 (0.13–0.39) <0.001 77% (61%–87%)
Incompletely vaccinated## 11 36.67 7 7.78 1.57 (0.56–4.78) >0.05
Not vaccinated 0 0 2 2.22 Ref. Ref.

Vaccination status Total cases (N = 39) Matched controls (N = 117) OR (95% CI) p VE (95% CI)
N % N %

Fully vaccinated# 27 69.23 107 91.46 0.25 (0.16–0.39)∗∗∗ <0.001 75% (61%–84%)
Incompletely vaccinated## 12 30.77 7 5.98 1.71 (0.62–5.13) >0.05
Not vaccinated 0 0 3 2.56 Ref. Ref.

# Fully vaccinated cases: children vaccinated with ≥3 doses of PCV7/PCV13 at least one month before the date of hospitalization; fully vaccinated control: presumed healthy children vaccinated with ≥3 doses.

## Incompletely vaccinated cases: children vaccinated with <3 doses of PCV7/PCV13 at least one month before the date of hospitalization; incompletely vaccinated control: presumed healthy children vaccinated with <3 doses.

Exact McNemar significance probability. ∗∗n.c.: not calculable. ∗∗∗ Power of estimation: 84.6%.