Progress and future challenges in coordinated surveillance and detection of pneumococcal and hib disease in developing countries

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Levine, Orin S ^a   Cherian, Thomas ^c   Hajjeh, Rana ^b   Knoll, Maria Deloria ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 61849111127     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596479     Document Type: Short Survey

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