Risk factor profiles and clinical outcomes for children and adults with pneumococcal infections in Singapore: A need to expand vaccination policy?
Invasive pneumococcal infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite the availability of pneumococcal vaccines. The aim of this study was to re-evaluate the clinical syndromes, prognostic factors and outcomes for pneumococcal disease in adults and children in Singapore durin...
Main Authors: | Rosario Martinez-Vega, Elita Jauneikaite, Koh Cheng Thoon, Hui Ying Chua, Amanda Huishi Chua, Wei Xin Khong, Ban Hock Tan, Jenny Low Guek Hong, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Martin L Hibberd, Stuart C Clarke, Oon Tek Ng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220951 |
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