Invasive pneumococcal infection in South and West England

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Smith, M D ^a   Stuart, J ^b   Andrews, N J ^c   Telfer Brunton, W A ^d   Cartwright, K A V ^b  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Truro Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LABORATORIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SEROTYPING; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031899226     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008522     Document Type: Article

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