Periodicity of epidemics of invasive disease due to infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States

Despite the availability of vaccines, every year 40,000 individuals die due to the direct effect of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) or its complications. IPD has been associated with 100,000-135,000 hospitalizations for pneumonia, 57,000 cases of bacteremia, and 300 cases of meningitis in the Un...

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Main Author: Eckrode, C A
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks 2010
Online Access:http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/hodgkinson/19
http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=hodgkinson