The potential role of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in reducing acute respiratory inflammation in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia
Abstract Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) reduces both invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and other pneumococcal infections worldwide. We investigated the impact of stepwise implementation of childhood PCV programs on the prevalence of pneumococcal pneumonia, severity of acute inflam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-020-00680-9 |