Pneumococcal prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease in Africa

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 715-716

  De Montalembert, M ^a,b   Brousse, V ^a,b   Zahar, J R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Centre de Référence Pour la Prise en Charge de la Drépanocytose en He de France   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; CHILD; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES;

EID: 49049116356     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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