New Vaccines for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of acute otitis media, pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis. Because in recent years antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal strains have been emerging throughout the world, vaccination against pneumococcal infections has become more urgent. The capsular polysacc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1996-10-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/2/4/96-0404_article |