330. Head and Spine Injuries Increase Risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis in Adults

BACKGROUND: In the United States, Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for 50% of bacterial meningitis cases. However, pneumococcal vaccines were not recommended for routine childhood immunization until pneumococcal conjugate vaccine became available in 2000, and much of the adult population has...

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Autores principales: Chu, Victoria, Carpenter, Diane, Winter, Kathleen, Harriman, Kathleen, Glaser, Carol
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/PMC6255618/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.341

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255618/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.341

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