Pneumococcal aetiology and serotype distribution in paediatric community-acquired pneumonia.

Pneumococcal aetiology and serotype distribution in paediatric community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity in children. This study estimated the proportion of children with pneumococcal CAP among children hospitalised with CAP in Belgium and describes the causative serotype distribution after implementation of the 7-valent pneumococcal conj...

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Main Authors: Iris De Schutter, Anne Vergison, David Tuerlinckx, Marc Raes, Julie Smet, Pierre R Smeesters, Jan Verhaegen, Françoise Mascart, Filip Surmont, Anne Malfroot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3928328?pdf=render

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