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: De Schutter, Iris, Vergison, Anne, Tuerlinckx, David, Raes, Marc, Smet, Julie, Smeesters, Pierre R., Verhaegen, Jan, Mascart, Françoise, Surmont, Filip, Malfroot, Anne
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928328/