HIV Infection and the Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African Adults and Older Children Prior to the Introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).

HIV Infection and the Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African Adults and Older Children Prior to the Introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).

INTRODUCTION:Streptococcus pneumoniae is the commonest cause of bacteremic pneumonia among HIV-infected persons. As more countries with high HIV prevalence are implementing infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) programs, we aimed to describe the baseline clinical characteristics of adult invas...

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Main Authors: Susan Meiring, Cheryl Cohen, Vanessa Quan, Linda de Gouveia, Charles Feldman, Alan Karstaedt, Keith P Klugman, Shabir A Madhi, Helene Rabie, Charlotte Sriruttan, Anne von Gottberg, GERMS-SA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749259?pdf=render

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