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Pneumococcal Disease Risk Factors
University of Pennsylvania publishes research in pneumococcal disease risk factors
May 20th, 2009
Research findings, 'Socioeconomic risk factors for bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia in adults,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from the United States, "Demographic and clinical risk factors are important in guiding vaccination policy for pneumococcal pneumonia. We present data on these variables from a population-based surveillance network covering adult bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) in the Delaware Valley region from 2002 to 2004." "Surveillance data were used with U.S. Census data and a community health survey to calculate stratified incidence rates. Missing data were handled using multiple imputation. Overall rates of adult BPP were...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-05-20)
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