Population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease in homeless adults in Toronto.

Population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease in homeless adults in Toronto.

BACKGROUND: Identification of high-risk populations for serious infection due to S. pneumoniae will permit appropriately targeted prevention programs. METHODS: We conducted prospective, population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease and laboratory confirmed pneumococcal pneumonia in...

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Main Authors: Agron Plevneshi, Tomislav Svoboda, Irene Armstrong, Gregory J Tyrrell, Anna Miranda, Karen Green, Donald Low, Allison McGeer, Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2749333?pdf=render

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