Pneumococcal bacteremia in a vaccinated pediatric sickle cell disease population

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 534-536

  Ellison, Angela M ^a   Ota, Kaede V ^a   McGowan, Karin L ^a   Smith Whitley, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Penicillin prophylaxis; Pneumococcal heptavalent vaccine; Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84860242785     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182480fed     Document Type: Article

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