منابع مشابه
Clinical burden of pneumococcal septicaemia
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of both mild and severe infections worldwide. The primary clinical syndromes associated with pneumococcal infections are pneumonia, meningitis, bloodstream infections and acute otitis media. Disease rates are highest in children <5 years of age, are low in older children and healthy young adults, and increase again in the elderly. The vast ma...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1941
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4187.513