Decision-Tree Model for Support of Health Policy Choices Based on Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Program Outcomes.

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has the potential to save lives in low-income countries. We have developed a computational model and web-based decision support software for comparing cost-benefit tradeoffs from alternative PCV program designs, considering their direct and indirect effects on early childhood populations in resource-poor settings. This supports policy-makers in estimating potential health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of different vaccination program strategies for a wide range of population coverage and vaccine effectiveness assumptions.

Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis following strabismus surgery.

Inadvertent perforation of the sclera is a well-known complication of strabismus surgery. Scleral perforation may lead to retinal detachment, intraocular hemorrhage, cataract, hyphema, glaucoma, endophthalmitis, and phthisis bulbi. However, endophthalmitis following strabismus surgery is extremely rare, with an estimated incidence of 1:3500 to 1:185,000.