What are the implications for childhood pneumonia of successfully introducing hib and pneumococcal vaccines in developing countries?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 0548-0552

  Scott, J Anthony G ^a,b   English, Mike ^a,c  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 43349102126     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050086     Document Type: Review

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