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Pneumococcal Disease
Research from University of Alberta yields new findings on pneumococcal disease
June 11th, 2008
"Prospective population-based surveillance to assess the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients is limited and a comparison to the general population is lacking. By using a population-based Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network surveillance program, we studied the incidence, clinical significance, serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of IPD in a large cohort of adult HSCT patients and the general population," investigators in Edmonton, Canada report. "Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates and patient data were collected prospectively from 1995 to 2004. We identified 14 cases of IPD (based on sterile site...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-11)
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