Decreased number of hospitalized children with severe acute lower respiratory infection after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

INTRODUCTION: acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a leading killer of children under five worldwide including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). We aimed to determine the morbidity and case fatality rate due to ALRI before and after introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal...

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Autores principales: Birindwa, Archippe Muhandule, Manegabe, Jeanniere Tumusifu, Mindja, Aline, Nordén, Rickard, Andersson, Rune, Skovbjerg, Susann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33520050
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.211.22589

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