Etiology of childhood community acquired pneumonia and its implications for vaccination

Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. Vaccines are available for some organisms, but they are underutilized and/or still in development. To evaluate the potential impact of vaccines, we review studies in which the etiology of childhood commun...

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Main Author: Cristiana M.C. Nascimento-Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000200007&lng=en&tlng=en