Invasive pneumococcal disease in indigenous people in north Queensland, 1999-2004

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-121

  Hanna, Jeffrey N ^a   Humphreys, Jan L ^a   Murphy, Denise M ^b  

^a TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 32944480194     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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