Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Australian children after introduction of a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 116-120

  Williams, Scott R ^a   Mernagh, Paul J ^b   Lee, Michael H T ^a   Tan, Jonathan T ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b NSW Kids and Families   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; SEROTYPE;

EID: 79951922585     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04192.x     Document Type: Article

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