Table 3

Efficacy in ‘Intent to treat’ analysis of a 7-valent pneumococcal CRM197-conjugate vaccine vs control (meningococcal CRM197-conjugate vaccine) in prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumonia and otitis media

Disease/InfectiousnEfficacy
Invasive disease
Serotype-specific5294 (80–99)
Regardless of serotype6189 (74–96)
Pneumonia
Clinical diagnosis106611 (1–21)
Radiograph verified11533 (7–52)
Consolidation2673 (38–88)
Otitis media
Visits730418 (5–11)
Episodes527896 (4–9)
Frequent otitis media54519 (4–14)
Ventilatory tube placement43220 (4–34)
  • Data presented as % (95% confidence interval)

  • Consolidation with a diameter of ≥2 cm visible on radiograph

  • ≥3 episodes during 6 months or ≥4 episodes during 1 yr

  • CI: confidence interval

  • Adapted from 6 and 81