Pneumococcal capsular serotypes and lung infection
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Pneumococcal capsular serotypes and lung infection.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is second only to Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a bacterial cause of worldwide mortality. Unlike M tuberculosis, S pneumoniae remains a major cause of death in the developed world, with a standardised mortality rate of 25 per 100 000 in the UK. S pneumoniae is the commonest pathogen causing community acquired pneumonia (CAP), and the majority of serious S pneumoniae inf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201739