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Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine Reduces the High Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly: an Italian Regional Experience

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of illness and death worldwide, particularly among the elderly. Previous studies on the factors associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for CAP revealed a direct association between the type of microorganism involved, th...

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Autores principales: Baldo, Vincenzo, Cocchio, Silvia, Gallo, Tolinda, Furlan, Patrizia, Romor, Pierantonio, Bertoncello, Chiara, Buja, Alessandra, Baldovin, Tatjana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5112912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27846277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166637