Rates of Pneumococcal Disease in Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions
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Rates of Pneumococcal Disease in Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions
BACKGROUND Although it is widely accepted that adults with immunocompromising conditions are at greatly increased risk of pneumococcal infection, the extent of risk among immunocompetent adults with chronic medical conditions is less certain, particularly in the current era of universal vaccination of children with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu024