Invasive pneumococcal and meningococcal disease: Association with influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus activity?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1448-1454

  Jansen, A G S C ^a,b   Sanders, E A M ^b   Van der Ende, A ^c   Van Loon, A M ^a   Hoes, A W ^a   Hak, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; SUMMER; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 54049158539     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807000271     Document Type: Article

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