Welders are at increased risk for invasive pneumococcal disease

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Wong, Alexander ^a   Marrie, Thomas J ^a   Garg, Sipi ^b   Kellner, James D ^c   Tyrrell, Gregory J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invasive pneumococcal disease; Pneumococcus; Serotype; Vaccine; Welders

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE; SMOKING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; THORAX DRAINAGE; WELDING; WELDING FUME;

ADULT; ALBERTA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEROTYPING; SMOKING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WELDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956615200     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2268     Document Type: Article

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