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Pneumococcal Disease
Research findings from R. Lagos et al update understanding of pneumococcal disease in children
January 13th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Age- and serotype-specific pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease: insights from systematic surveillance in Santiago, Chile, 1994--2007.' "We monitored pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Santiago, Chile, from 1994 to 2007. Three related data sets were generated: (1) IPD cases requiring hospitalization, 1994--2007; (2) cases of bacteremia detected among febrile patients aged 0-35 months seen in emergency departments, 2000--2007; and (3) nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcal serotypes, determined from repetitive culturing, among 524 newborns followed up through age 23 months," scientists in Santiago, Chile report....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-13)
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