Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among White Mountain Apache Adults, 1991-2005
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- 14 April 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 168 (7) , 749-755
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.168.7.749
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 Elderly adults and individuals with certain medical conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular or lung disease,chronic liver disease, asplenia, alcohol abuse, chronic renal disease, and immunosuppression, are at high risk of serious pneumococcal infections.2,3This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Increased Prevalence of Pediatric Pneumococcal Serotypes in Elderly AdultsClinical Infectious Diseases, 2005