Seasonal Patterns of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Pneumococcal infections increase each winter, a phenomenon that has not been well explained. We conducted population-based active surveillance for all cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in seven states; plotted annualized weekly rates by geographic location, age, and latitude; and assessed corre...

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Main Authors: Scott F. Dowell, Cynthia G. Whitney, Carolyn Wright, Charles E. Rose, Anne Schuchat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/5/02-0556_article