Regional differences in the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in toddlers in Germany

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1114-1115

  Siedler, Anette ^a   Reinert, Ralf René ^b   Toschke, Michael ^c   Al Lahham, Adnan ^b   Von Kries, Rüdiger ^c  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Children's day care; Incidence; Invasive pneumococcal disease; Pneumococcal serotypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAY CARE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 29444435802     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000189985.96561.81     Document Type: Article

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