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350. Epidemiology of Bacterial Meningitis in Pediatric Population After the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine in Costa Rica

BACKGROUND: In Costa Rica (CR), bacterial meningitis (BM) is an important cause of morbi-mortality in the pediatric population. Pneumococcal meningitis was the leading cause of BM before 2009. PCV7 was introduced in the National Immunization Schedule (NIS) in 2009 (3 + 1 schedule) and then changed t...

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Autores principales: Barboza, Cary, Brenes, Helena, Avila-Aguero, María L, Avila, Lydiana, Camacho, Kattia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255011/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.361