Increase in invasive streptococcus pneumoniae infections in children with sickle cell disease since pneumococcal conjugate vaccine licensure

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-507

  McCavit, Timothy L ^a,b   Quinn, Charles T ^a,b   Techasaensiri, Chonnamet ^a   Rogers, Zora R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE 23; PNEUMOCOCCAL PROTEIN CONJUGATE VACCINE 7; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEROTYPE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEXAS;

EID: 79951580942     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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