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Estimated severe pneumococcal disease cases and deaths before and after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in children younger than 5 years of age in South Africa

INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of severe bacterial infections globally. A full understanding of the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) on pneumococcal disease burden, following its introduction in 2009 in South Africa, can support national policy on PCV use and...

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Autores principales: von Mollendorf, Claire, Tempia, Stefano, von Gottberg, Anne, Meiring, Susan, Quan, Vanessa, Feldman, Charles, Cloete, Jeane, Madhi, Shabir A., O’Brien, Katherine L., Klugman, Keith P., Whitney, Cynthia G., Cohen, Cheryl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28671978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179905