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The burden of pneumococcal disease in children less than 5 years of age in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in both developing and industrialized countries, especially among young children and in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. It is implicated in both invasive (e.g. meningitis and septic...

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Autores principales: Howidi, Mohammad, Muhsin, Haider, Rajah, Jaishen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3156510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808110
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.83214