Rationale and Methods of the Study Protocol: Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes in Adults 18 Years and Older with Radiographically-Confirmed Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

Authors

Ronika Alexander, Pfizer, Inc.Follow
Paula Peyrani, University of LouisvilleFollow
Julio A. Ramirez, University of LouisvilleFollow
Wesley H. Self MD, MPH, Vanderbilt UniversityFollow
Carlos Grijalva, Vanderbilt UniversityFollow
Francis Counselman, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAFollow
Gregory A. Volturo, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Heidi Kabler, eStudysite Clinical Research, Las Vegas, NVFollow
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TXFollow
Richard Wunderink, Northwestern University, Chicago, ILFollow
Robert L. Sherwin, Wayne State UniversityFollow
Senen Pena, University of LouisvilleFollow
Thomas File, Summa Health, Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityFollow
Timothy L. Wiemken, University of LouisvilleFollow
Sharon Gray, Pfizer, Inc.Follow
Michael Pride, Pfizer, Inc.Follow
Kimbal D. Ford, Pfizer, Inc.Follow
Qin Jiang, Pfizer, Inc.Follow
Raul Isturiz, Pfizer, Inc.Follow

Funder

Pfizer, Inc.

Abstract

This study was an active, prospective surveillance study of adults 18 years and older hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae conducted at 21 hospitals in ten cities across the United States. This report describes the surveillance methodology applied between October 7, 2013 and September 30, 2016, including the identification and description of surveillance areas and populations at-risk for CAP hospitalization for estimation of incidence rates for selected study sites.

DOI

10.18297/jri/vol1/iss4/8

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Alexander, Ronika; Peyrani, Paula; Ramirez, Julio A.; Self, Wesley H. MD, MPH; Grijalva, Carlos; Counselman, Francis; Volturo, Gregory A.; Kabler, Heidi; Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis; Wunderink, Richard; Sherwin, Robert L.; Pena, Senen; File, Thomas; Wiemken, Timothy L.; Gray, Sharon; Pride, Michael; Ford, Kimbal D.; Jiang, Qin; and Isturiz, Raul (2017) "Rationale and Methods of the Study Protocol: Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes in Adults 18 Years and Older with Radiographically-Confirmed Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)," The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 1 : Iss. 4 , Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/jri/vol1/iss4/8
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol1/iss4/8