Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination and otitis media: Differences among high-risk and low-risk populations

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 695-698

  Nascimento Carvalho, Cristiana Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Burden; Children; Otitis media; Prevention; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 67049109277     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.09.42     Document Type: Note

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