Vaccination coverage against Streptococcus pneumoniae in splenectomized patients in a fourth-level hospital (1999-2004);Evolución de la cobertura vacunal frente a Streptococcus pneumoniae en pacientes esplenectomizados en un hospital de cuarto nivel (1999-2004)

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 194-198

  Fuentes Ferrer, Manuel Enrique ^a   Cano Escudero, Sara ^a   Mato Chaín, Gloria ^a   Mariano Lázaro, Alberto ^a   Fereres Castiel, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospital strategies; Splenectomy; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 42149193166     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(08)72690-9     Document Type: Article

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