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Use of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein to Evaluate Vaccine Efficacy against Pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children. The poor specificity of chest radiographs (CXRs) to diagnose pneumococcal pneumonia may underestimate the efficacy of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in preventing pneumococcal pneumonia. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The efficacy of...
Autores principales: | Madhi, Shabir A, Heera, Jayvant R, Kuwanda, Locadiah, Klugman, Keith P |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549587/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15736995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020038 |
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