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Meningitis Vaccines
Studies from E. Bingen et al add new findings in the area of meningitis vaccines
June 4th, 2008
Research findings, 'Pneumococcal meningitis in the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation,' are discussed in a new report. "The French Pediatric Infectious Diseases Group set up an active surveillance network to analyze the clinical and biological features of pneumococcal meningitis and the impact of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). From 2001 to 2005, 234 pediatric wards working with 166 microbiology laboratories enrolled all children with pneumococcal meningitis," scientists in Paris, France report. "Risk factors, signs and symptoms, vaccination status, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, treatments and case fatality rates were recorded....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-04)
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