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. 2020 Nov 24;2020(11):CD001480. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001480.pub6

3. Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on frequency of recurrent acute otitis media.

  Intention‐to‐treat Per‐protocol
VE expressed as relative reduction in risk (95% CI) VE expressed as relative reduction in risk (95% CI)
PCV administered in infancy
CRM197‐PCV7
Black 2000
Fireman 2003
9% (4% to 14%)
10% (7% to 13%)
9% (3% to 15%)
Eskola 2001 9% (−12% to 27%) 16% (−6% to 35%)
O'Brien 2008a
OMPC‐PCV7
Kilpi 2003
PHiD‐PC10 and PHiD‐PC11
Tregnaghi 2014
Sáez‐Llorens 2017
Vesikari 2016a
Prymula 2006 56% (−2% to 81%)
PCV administered at a later age
CRM197‐PCV7 followed by PPV23
Veenhoven 2003
van Kempen 2006
CRM197‐PCV7/TIV
Jansen 2008
CRM197‐PCV9
Dagan 2001

CI: confidence interval
CRM197‐PCV7: 7‐valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine conjugated to carrier protein CRM197
CRM197‐PCV7/TIV: trivalent influenza vaccine plus 7‐valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine conjugated to carrier protein CRM197
CRM197‐PCV9: 9‐valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine conjugated to carrier protein CRM197
OMPC‐PCV7: 7‐valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine conjugated to the outer membrane protein complex of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B
PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PPV23: 23‐valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
TIV: trivalent influenza vaccine
VE: vaccine efficacy
aCluster‐randomised controlled trial