Colonisation of Irish patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Streptococcus pneumoniae and analysis of the pneumococcal vaccine coverage: a non-interventional, observational, prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES: To characterise the pattern of colonisation and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who currently receive the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV-23) according to vaccination status, use of antibiotics and...

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Autores principales: McCarthy, Hannah, Jackson, Mandy, Corcoran, Mary, McElligott, Martha, MacHale, Elaine, Sulaiman, Imran, Cushen, Breda, Costello, Richard W, Humpreys, Hilary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open 2017
Materias:
Respiratory Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013944

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013944

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