Invasive, paediatric, vaccine strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Are there differences in clinical characteristics?

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-87

  Trollfors, Birger ^a   Berg, Stefan ^a   Backhaus, Erik ^b   Andersson, Rune ^b   Konradsen, Helle Bossen ^c  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 58449116913     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802579007     Document Type: Article

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