Impact of seven-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination (PCV7) on childhood pneumococcal diseases in the UK

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of infectious childhood conditions such as Otitis Media (OM) and Pneumonia. Amoxicillin is the recommended first-line treatment for these indications. But because of growing resistance to penicillin based and other antibiotics prevention via effective im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: El-Turki, A. A.
Other Authors: Wong, I. C. K. ; Taylor, D. ; long, P. ; Sharland, M.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.626380