Pneumococcal vaccination and Hajj

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Gautret, Philippe ^a   Bauge, Marie ^a   Simon, Fabrice ^b   Benkouiten, Samir ^a   Parola, Philippe ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

LETTER; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 80053227628     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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