Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease before and after the Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Open Access
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 44 (11) , 1428-1433
- https://doi.org/10.1086/516781
Abstract
Background. We sought to determine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) before and aKeywords
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