Effective management in clusters of pneumococcal disease: A systematic review

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-130

  Basarab, Marina ^a   Ihekweazu, Chikwe ^a   George, Robert ^a   Pebody, Richard ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENETICILLIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PRISTINAMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TELITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 78751696988     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70281-4     Document Type: Review

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