Invasive pneumococcal disease in England and Wales: What is the true burden and what is the potential for prevention using 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 403-406

  McIntosh, E D G ^a   Booy, R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SEPSIS; VACCINES, CONJUGATE; WALES;

EID: 0036260177     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.86.6.403     Document Type: Article

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