Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003–2006: an observational study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood culture surveillance will be used for assessing the public health effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Africa. Between 2003 and 2006 we assessed blood culture outcome and performance in adult patients in the cent...

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Main Authors: Zijlstra Eduard E, Kusimbwe Temwa, Gordon Stephen B, Mtunthama Neema, Molyneux Malcolm E, French Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/137