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Pneumococcal Disease
Data on pneumococcal disease published by T. Hjuler and colleagues
May 20th, 2008
According to recent research from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Severe infections may be influenced by genetic constitution. The authors examined familial aggregation of invasive infections, using invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) as the index condition to ascertain families at risk." "From Danish national registers, they identified relatives of persons with IPD from 1977 through 2005. Risks of IPD, bacterial meningitis, septicemia, and any invasive infection were analyzed for relatives of IPD cases in a prospective cohort study (23 million person-years). In total, 43,134 persons were found to have an IPD case in the family. The authors observed an increased risk of invasive...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-20)
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