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Serotype-specific mortality from invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease revisited
BACKGROUND: Invasive infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) causes significant morbidity and mortality. Case series and experimental data have shown that the capsular serotype is involved in the pathogenesis and a determinant of disease outcome. METHODS: Retrospective review of 464 ca...
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC455681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15228629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-21 |