Association of Serotype with Risk of Death Due to Pneumococcal Pneumonia: A Meta‐Analysis
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- 15 September 2010
- journal article
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- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 51 (6) , 692-699
- https://doi.org/10.1086/655828
Abstract
Background. The 92 capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae differ greatly in nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence, invasiveness, and disease incKeywords
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