The remaining challenges to laboratory-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease.
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Limited information is available on the outline of invasive diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae among the underprivileged children in India. Estimation of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) and Pneumonia depends mainly on hospital-based clinical surveillance data. Data on serotype prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of IPD have been documented in some studies in India [1-4]. Due to national inaccessibility of a central surveillance system and appropriate laboratory facilities, the estimate of the disease burden is more intriguing.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 52 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015