The Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in Children
- 18 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 345 (16) , 1177-1183
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra010462
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae accounts for half of all cases of acute otitis media, and it remains a major cause of illness and death in children. The strategies for prevention now include the use of a conjugate vaccine to induce immunity in infants, who are the group at highest risk.Keywords
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